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Ari Baker
2×2 · top 17.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2026 · 2026BAKE04
Ari Baker has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.24, set at DFW Cubing Summer 2026, puts him in the top 17.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,802nd in the United States. Across 1 competition since August 2026, he has put 54 official solves on the record across seven events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.24 | 6.85 | top 17.1% | 6,802 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.55 | 11.31 | top 32.5% | 9,250 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 20.23 | 26.43 | top 40.7% | 23,489 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 9.97 | 16.52 | top 54.8% | 10,080 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:35.18 | 1:46.66 | top 67.5% | 12,116 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 3:30.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,175 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:05.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,317 / 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 story so far
- 29 Aug 2026First competition: DFW Cubing Summer 2026. A 26.18 3×3 single to start from.
- 29 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Summer 2026.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Summer 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 3 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.
- James Wang (王俊杰) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ansh Dubey — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ryan Pilat — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.