People · United States
Aaron Stettner
3×3 · top 2.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017STET01
Aaron Stettner has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.98, set at Big Cheese 2019, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,630th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since February 2017, he has put 392 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.07 in April 2017 to 7.98, a 50% improvement. Aaron has entered 15 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 | 7.98 | 10.29 | top 2.8% | 1,630 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.06 | 5.29 | top 3.9% | 1,045 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 47.65 | 50.82 | top 4.1% | 288 / 8,026 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 4.18 | top 8.1% | 3,238 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 37.14 | 43.08 | top 8.9% | 1,361 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 5.23 | 7.12 | top 20.0% | 3,213 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.86 | 21.97 | top 20.2% | 2,623 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.79 | 1:32.61 | top 23.2% | 1,828 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 3:09.49 | 3:25.31 | top 45.5% | 1,702 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,117 / 2,059 | |
| Square-1 | 33.47 | 36.60 | top 56.0% | 3,748 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 5:21.49 | 5:41.89 | top 57.4% | 1,730 / 3,236 |
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
- 7 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at 4x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024.
- 16 Feb 2019Three personal bests in one day at Albany Winter 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019Three personal bests in one day at Big Cheese 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at Wiscube 2018.
- 8 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Wiscube 2018.
- 2 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Dixon Winter 2017.
Competitions
- 4x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- NA Stadium Series - Green Bay 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Madison Summer 2019 · 21 Sep 2019
- Albany Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Big Cheese 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Clock N' Cats 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Elk Cubing 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Dixon Winter 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiscube 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Cat and Mouse 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Wisconsin Winter 2017 · 12 Feb 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.
- Simon Kellum — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Joshua Feran — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Brian Johnson — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.