People · United States
Aryan Paliwal
4×4 · top 10.2% of 83,917 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017PALI05
Aryan Paliwal has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 38.42, set at Indianapolis Cubes 2019, puts him in the top 10.2% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,524th in the United States. Across 24 competitions since September 2017, he has put 484 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.99 in September 2017 to 11.11, a 68% improvement. Aryan has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 38.42 | 45.64 | top 10.2% | 1,524 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 | 11.11 | 13.38 | top 10.8% | 5,860 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.54 | 8.77 | top 16.7% | 4,430 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 4.31 | top 18.0% | 7,054 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.38 | 26.69 | top 24.2% | 3,116 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.16 | 1:38.11 | top 27.4% | 2,147 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 7.32 | 11.17 | top 36.1% | 6,149 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,251 / 2,040 | |
| Megaminx | 3:05.95 | — | top 76.3% | 5,980 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 1:03.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,781 / 6,743 |
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
- 28 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Flag City Spring 2019.
- 26 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2019.
- 1 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Rocky Top 2018.
- 25 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cubing For LLS Fall 2018.
- 14 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.99 at Shaker Spring 2018.
- 2 Dec 2017First sub-30 3×3: 18.09 at Shaker Fall 2017.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 28 2025 · 3 Feb 2025
- Washtenaw Mini 2 2024 · 1 Nov 2024
- The Blantucky Derby 2023 · 13 May 2023
- Jasper Highlands 2022 · 7 May 2022
- Gem City 2022 · 9 Jan 2022
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Mishawaka Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019
- Wildcat Spring 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Flag City Spring 2019 · 28 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing For Kyle 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Indianapolis Cubes 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic North America 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Florence Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Rocky Top 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
- Flag City Fall 2018 · 20 Oct 2018
- Cubing For LLS Fall 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018 · 24 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Flag City Spring 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaker Spring 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Shaker Fall 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Howland High Fall 2017 · 9 Sep 2017
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.
- Harsha Paladugu — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Luke Garrett — met in 81 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Wintringham — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.42 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.