People · United States
Aaron Solomon
Pyraminx · top 3.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017SOLO02
Aaron Solomon has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.02, set at Wyoming Summer 2019, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 981st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2017, he has put 394 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 5.66 in May 2018 to 3.02, a 47% improvement. Aaron has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.02 | 5.58 | top 3.7% | 981 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 3.04 | 6.60 | top 5.2% | 795 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 11.24 | 14.49 | top 11.2% | 6,080 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 4.53 | top 14.2% | 5,587 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 44.04 | 50.87 | top 17.1% | 2,600 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.67 | 24.51 | top 19.6% | 2,521 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 11.58 | 14.70 | top 33.0% | 2,596 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 25.36 | 30.81 | top 39.9% | 2,588 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:32.53 | 3:04.97 | top 62.4% | 4,731 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:48.18 | 3:21.80 | top 73.9% | 6,568 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 62 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,956 / 2,040 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 31 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Denver Back to School 2019.
- 1 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Wyoming Summer 2019.
- 25 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.86 at Colorado Qualifier 2019.
- 25 May 2019Nine personal bests in one day at Colorado Qualifier 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Rocky Mountain Spring 2019.
- 11 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Wyoming Jackalope Dash 2018.
Competitions
- Mile High Megacomp 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wyoming Summer 2021 · 31 Jul 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Denver Back to School 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Wyoming Summer 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 9 personal bests set
- Rocky Mountain Spring 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Wyoming Jackalope Dash 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Longmont Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017
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.
- Lawrence Nichols — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Tristan Steeves — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Brayden Wroten — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.