People · Iran
Aria Bahalou (آریا بهالو)
2×2 · top 7.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015BAHA01
Aria Bahalou (آریا بهالو) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.32, set at Golden Rubik's Cube 2017, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 53rd in Iran. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2015, he has put 134 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.97 in November 2015 to 2.32, a 71% improvement. Aria has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iran | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.32 | 6.20 | top 7.2% | 53 / 856 | |
| 3×3 | 12.81 | 15.79 | top 16.8% | 239 / 1,569 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.16 | 13.48 | top 29.2% | 114 / 500 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.39 | 1:54.53 | top 66.1% | 199 / 295 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.95 | 1:00.42 | top 66.6% | 234 / 298 | |
| 5×5 | 3:40.88 | — | early days — 2 solves | 122 / 140 |
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
- 14 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Golden Rubik's Cube 2017.
- 14 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at Golden Rubik's Cube 2017.
- 22 Jul 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.68 at Iran Nationals 2016.
- 18 Feb 2016First sub-30 3×3: 20.96 at Iran Open 2016.
- 18 Feb 2016Three personal bests in one day at Iran Open 2016.
- 20 Nov 2015First competition: IranPuzzle Cube Challenge 2015. A 41.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Welcome Back Iran 2022 · 18 Feb 2022
- Icy Summer 2018 · 6 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Chekaad Summer 2018 · 20 Jul 2018
- Golden Rubik's Cube 2017 · 14 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Iran Open 2017 · 16 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Iran Nationals 2016 · 22 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Iran Open 2016 · 18 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- IranPuzzle Cube Challenge 2015 · 20 Nov 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.
- Ali Farahani (علی فراهانی) — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Soheil Lotfi (سهیل لطفی) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی) — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.