People · United States
Ethan Anderson
3×3 · top 3.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ANDE42
Ethan Anderson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.13, set at Minnesota Cube Melt 2025, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,714th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2023, he has put 325 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.73 in September 2023 to 8.13, a 31% improvement. Ethan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.13 | 10.11 | top 3.0% | 1,714 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.77 | 6.97 | top 6.6% | 1,686 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 3.38 | 5.74 | top 7.0% | 1,090 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 39.63 | 42.04 | top 11.7% | 1,730 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 2.88 | 3.21 | top 12.9% | 5,060 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.56 | 1:17.45 | top 13.7% | 930 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 13.98 | 19.27 | top 14.1% | 961 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 11.95 | 13.55 | top 34.7% | 2,743 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.53 | 26.31 | top 35.6% | 4,702 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.59 | 1:49.77 | top 38.8% | 3,115 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:26.89 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,532 / 2,092 |
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
- 19 Oct 2024Five personal bests in one day at Cubetcha MN 2024.
- 13 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Warm Up 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Slice 2024.
- 11 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.19 at Elite in Eagan 2024.
- 11 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at Elite in Eagan 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First competition: Minnesota Cube Day 2023. A 14.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2025 · 27 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Racing in Rosemount 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha MN 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Minnesota Warm Up 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Slice 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Elite in Eagan 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2023 · 30 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Side Events Minnesota 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Day 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 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.
- Tyler Robinson — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nathan Rahn — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joseph Ong — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.