People · Israel
Samuel Aaronson
3×3 · top 9.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022AARO02
Samuel Aaronson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.78, set at Cubing for Yuval Israel 2026, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 268th in Israel. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2022, he has put 104 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.62 in December 2022 to 10.78, a 31% improvement. Samuel 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 | Israel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.78 | 12.85 | top 9.9% | 268 / 2,044 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.26 | 9.90 | top 14.8% | 181 / 973 | |
| 2×2 | 3.70 | 4.77 | top 22.8% | 419 / 1,421 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.55 | 28.12 | top 33.1% | 237 / 678 | |
| Skewb | 8.94 | 15.65 | top 48.1% | 326 / 634 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 437 / 659 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 88 / 115 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:14.77 | — | top 71.2% | 120 / 157 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 21:50 | — | early days — 1 solve | 51 / 57 |
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 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing for Yuval Israel 2026.
- 8 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.45 at Cubing for Yuval Israel 2025.
- 8 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cubing for Yuval Israel 2025.
- 22 Dec 2022First competition: NR Hanukkah: BLD 2022. A 15.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing for Yuval Israel 2026 · 28 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Quiet Seattle November 2025 · 30 Nov 2025
- Cubing for Yuval Israel 2025 · 8 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Israel Open 2024 · 24 Apr 2024
- NR Hanukkah: BLD 2022 · 22 Dec 2022
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.
- Amitai Ziv — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ohev Nassi — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Matanya Greenwald — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.