People · Philippines
Ethan Andrew O. Pineda
3×3 · top 2.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2020 · 2020PINE02
Ethan Andrew O. Pineda has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.07, set at Ohio State Fall 2025, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 277th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2020, he has put 131 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.79 in March 2020 to 8.07, a 49% improvement. Ethan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.07 | 8.87 | top 2.9% | 277 / 6,270 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.27 | 11.50 | top 4.6% | 103 / 2,621 | |
| 4×4 | 41.00 | 49.27 | top 13.3% | 327 / 2,135 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.13 | 1:10.99 | top 13.4% | 98 / 690 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.84 | top 13.4% | 576 / 4,257 | |
| Square-1 | 46.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 282 / 374 |
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
- 4 Jun 2022First sub-15 3×3: 10.01 at Blue Water Bridge Open 2022.
- 4 Jun 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Blue Water Bridge Open 2022.
- 4 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Blue Water Bridge Open 2022.
- 8 Mar 2020First competition: Arnold Classic North America B 2020. A 15.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ohio State Fall 2025 · 5 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing by the Kings OH 2025 · 24 Aug 2025
- Howland Returns 2022 · 24 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Lake Erie Showdown 2022 · 25 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Blue Water Bridge Open 2022 · 4 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic North America B 2020 · 8 Mar 2020
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xavier Ye — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Sean Cutshaw — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.