People · United States
Aaron Zhu
2×2 · top 25.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015ZHUA05
Aaron Zhu has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.90, set at Big Apple Spring 2016, puts him in the top 25.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,893rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since December 2015, he has put 41 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.49 in December 2015 to 19.02, a 41% improvement. Aaron has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 3.90 | 6.37 | top 25.2% | 9,893 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 6.99 | 19.59 | top 33.6% | 5,635 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 19.02 | 19.95 | top 37.1% | 20,925 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,103 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:58.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,997 / 19,072 |
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
- 21 May 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.02 at Big Apple Spring 2016.
- 21 May 2016Three personal bests in one day at Big Apple Spring 2016.
- 9 Jan 2016First sub-30 3×3: 21.44 at Red Cross Cubing Open 2016.
- 19 Dec 2015First competition: Liberty Science 2015. A 32.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Princeton Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Liberty Science 2015 · 19 Dec 2015
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.
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Maass — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dan Selzer — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.