People · United States
Aaron Marquez
3×3 one-handed · top 1.9% of 73,695 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016MARQ03
Aaron Marquez has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 11.01, set at Tierrasanta Pizza Party 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 298th in the United States. Until July 2011, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since March 2016, he has put 196 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.95 in March 2016 to 8.91, a 53% improvement. Aaron has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.01 | 15.65 | top 1.9% | 298 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 8.91 | 11.31 | top 4.7% | 2,597 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 42.77 | 50.56 | top 15.5% | 2,332 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:21.69 | — | early days — 3 solves | 401 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.12 | 2:04.02 | top 41.3% | 3,341 / 9,401 | |
| 2×2 | 5.23 | 5.85 | top 42.2% | 16,941 / 40,951 | |
| 7×7 | 9:18.71 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,080 / 3,184 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Aug 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.91 at Marshall Middle Slice 2022.
- 27 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Marshall Middle Slice 2022.
- 27 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.62 at West LA Spring 2019.
- 26 Mar 2016First competition: Newport Spring 2016. A 18.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tierrasanta Pizza Party 2026 · 23 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD TritoNxN 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Temecula Valley Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSD March B 2026 · 1 Mar 2026
- Super Duper San Diego 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD Weeknights VIII 2025 · 28 Oct 2025
- UCSD Unofficial Events 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- UCSD Fall 2024 · 23 Nov 2024
- WCC Western Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Marshall Middle Slice 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- West LA Spring 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Poly Cubed 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- St. Francis II: GYM 2016 · 24 Apr 2016
- Newport Spring 2016 · 26 Mar 2016
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Shane Grogan — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Michael Young — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Max Park — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.01 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.