People · Finland
Ilmari Arima
3×3 · top 3.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024ARIM02
Ilmari Arima has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.39, set at Åland Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 51st in Finland. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since December 2024, he has put 717 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.52 in December 2024 to 8.39, a 46% improvement. Ilmari has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.39 | 11.18 | top 3.5% | 51 / 875 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.12 | 5.41 | top 8.3% | 77 / 551 | |
| 2×2 | 2.60 | 3.91 | top 9.9% | 135 / 671 | |
| Megaminx | 1:04.95 | 1:13.61 | top 12.7% | 39 / 188 | |
| Square-1 | 14.14 | 24.04 | top 14.4% | 34 / 155 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.62 | 23.60 | top 19.5% | 83 / 314 | |
| 4×4 | 46.24 | 51.02 | top 19.8% | 100 / 388 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.75 | 1:39.82 | top 27.1% | 73 / 232 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 47.33 | early days — 3 solves | 37 / 95 |
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
- 3 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Åland Open 2026.
- 8 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2026.
- 3 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2026.
- 26 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kirkkonummen Jouluvääntelyt 2025.
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Kamppi Cube Weekend 2025.
- 29 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Kamppi Cube Weekend 2025.
Competitions
- Åland Open 2026 · 3 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- VERK XIV 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2026 · 3 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- VERK XII 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Kirkkonummen Jouluvääntelyt 2025 · 26 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kamppi Cube Weekend 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2025 · 17 Oct 2025
- Estonian Championship 2025 · 10 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Willimiehen Kuutiopäivät 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- VERK VIII 2025 · 6 Sep 2025
- Tallinn Open 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Swedish Championship 2025 · 6 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Helsinki 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 125 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Luukas Lempinen — met in 104 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aarni Salakari — met in 104 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.