People · United States
Aaron Welch
2×2 · top 45.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017WELC01
Aaron Welch has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.48, set at FSUbers 4.0 2023, puts him in the top 45.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,519th in the United States. Across 14 competitions since April 2017, he has put 219 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 36,406 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 51.94 in April 2017 to 23.50, a 55% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.48 | 10.74 | top 45.2% | 18,519 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.27 | 17.81 | top 47.2% | 13,801 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 23.50 | 30.31 | top 49.3% | 29,089 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 20.32 | 23.57 | top 65.6% | 5,765 / 9,172 | |
| Skewb | 13.63 | 18.14 | top 73.4% | 14,041 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.52 | 2:41.55 | top 77.6% | 14,489 / 19,354 | |
| 6×6 | 4:43.45 | 4:57.20 | top 78.1% | 3,158 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 6:51.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,503 / 3,236 | |
| 5×5 | 3:12.03 | — | top 81.8% | 7,608 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:26.20 | — | top 94.1% | 14,759 / 15,900 |
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 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at FSUbers 7.0 2024.
- 29 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at FSUbers 4.0 2023.
- 18 Jan 2020First sub-30 3×3: 29.72 at Cubing with Manatees 2020.
- 9 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Chipola 2019.
- 12 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Lion Pride 2018.
- 15 Apr 2017First competition: Florida Cubing Spring Qualifier 2017. A 51.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Florida Championship 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- FSUbers 11.0 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- FSUbers 7.0 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- FSUbers 4.0 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Tally Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 2023
- Cubing with Manatees 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Chipola 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Jacksonville 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Lion Pride 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2018 · 13 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- ERAU Speedcubing Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018
- Windsor Classic 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Florida Cubing Spring Qualifier 2017 · 15 Apr 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.
- Sean Hartman — met in 68 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Porter — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead once
- Katie Hull — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.