People · Finland
Aaron Virtanen
2×2 · top 6.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016VIRT01
Aaron Virtanen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.17, set at Kirkkonummi Open 2016, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 77th in Finland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2016, he has put 239 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Aaron has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.17 | 3.85 | top 6.0% | 77 / 683 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.75 | 5.80 | top 11.7% | 110 / 558 | |
| 3×3 | 11.94 | 15.43 | top 13.8% | 177 / 886 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.23 | 34.94 | top 40.0% | 142 / 318 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.35 | 1:16.82 | top 47.3% | 206 / 397 | |
| Skewb | 9.35 | 11.40 | top 50.9% | 259 / 411 | |
| Megaminx | 2:17.56 | 2:28.75 | top 55.3% | 119 / 193 | |
| Square-1 | 40.59 | 1:02.50 | top 66.1% | 120 / 160 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at Cube N' Meme 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016First sub-15 3×3: 11.94 at Doge Open 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016Five personal bests in one day at Doge Open 2016.
- 5 Mar 2016First competition: Kirkkonummi Open 2016. A 17.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kirkkonummi Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube N' Meme 2016 · 17 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Doge Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Finnish Open 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummi Open 2016 · 5 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kim Jokinen — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Juho Arjanne — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.