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Ari Cook
Pyraminx · top 18.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025COOK01
Ari Cook has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.79, set at West Melbourne Open 2026, puts him in the top 18.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 915th in Australia. Across 5 competitions since January 2025, he has put 95 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 8.20 in January 2025 to 5.79, a 29% improvement. Ari 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.79 | 10.79 | top 18.4% | 915 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 8.46 | 15.44 | top 44.7% | 1,392 / 3,534 | |
| 2×2 | 5.50 | 8.52 | top 45.3% | 3,568 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 22.93 | 32.05 | top 47.8% | 4,924 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.31 | 1:10.82 | top 64.3% | 1,521 / 2,659 | |
| Megaminx | 3:04.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,026 / 1,277 | |
| Clock | 28.67 | — | early days — 1 solve | 900 / 1,095 | |
| 4×4 | 2:16.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,747 / 3,051 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at West Melbourne Open 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-30 3×3: 28.82 at Melbourne Summer 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2026.
- 24 Jan 2025First competition: Melbourne Summer 2025.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026
- West Melbourne Open 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025
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.
- Charlie Handley — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Oscar Niizeki — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ben Wakelin — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.