People · Argentina
Ariel Burak
2×2 · top 4.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2014 · 2014BURA01
Ariel Burak has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.93, set at Uchi Montevideo 2016, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 52nd in Argentina. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since June 2014, he has put 655 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.04 in June 2014 to 9.37, a 38% improvement. Ariel has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.93 | 3.46 | top 4.3% | 52 / 1,223 | |
| Skewb | 3.08 | 3.98 | top 5.4% | 29 / 409 | |
| 3×3 | 9.37 | 10.60 | top 5.8% | 99 / 1,717 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.73 | 5.97 | top 6.4% | 59 / 841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.53 | 19.05 | top 9.3% | 53 / 618 | |
| 4×4 | 38.10 | 47.84 | top 10.0% | 59 / 632 | |
| Square-1 | 18.11 | 24.29 | top 23.7% | 43 / 172 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | 38.00 | top 26.9% | 26 / 83 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:42.41 | — | top 27.5% | 29 / 98 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.57 | 1:42.53 | top 27.9% | 91 / 304 | |
| 6×6 | 3:25.96 | 3:40.71 | top 53.3% | 66 / 112 | |
| 7×7 | 5:13.42 | 5:36.04 | top 55.0% | 55 / 100 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.24 | 2:34.70 | top 56.1% | 190 / 317 | |
| Clock | 17.92 | — | top 58.5% | 123 / 187 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 12:51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 29 / 38 |
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
- 12 Feb 201615 personal bests in one day at Uchi Montevideo 2016.
- 12 Dec 2015Three personal bests in one day at Santa Lucía Open 2015.
- 14 Nov 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.46 at La Plata Open 2015.
- 14 Nov 2015Eight personal bests in one day at La Plata Open 2015.
- 15 Aug 2015Ten personal bests in one day at San Lorenzo Invierno 2015.
- 17 Jul 2015Nine personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2015.
Competitions
- La Plata Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
- Uchi Montevideo 2016 · 12 Feb 2016 — 15 personal bests set
- FMC Latin America 2016 · 31 Jan 2016
- Santa Lucía Open 2015 · 12 Dec 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- La Plata Open 2015 · 14 Nov 2015 — 8 personal bests set
- Charrua 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- San Lorenzo Invierno 2015 · 15 Aug 2015 — 10 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2015 · 17 Jul 2015 — 9 personal bests set
- UTN Otoño 2015 · 9 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- San Lorenzo Open 2015 · 31 Jan 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Montevideo Open 2014 · 11 Oct 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Argentino de Invierno 2014 · 28 Jun 2014 — 2 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.
- Christian Goñi — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 88 times
- Carlos Pedro Casado de Achával — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 74 times
- Francisco Hamlin — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.