People · Canada
Ethan Barber
3×3 · top 29.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026BARB02
Ethan Barber has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.32, set at North Battleford Cube Day 2026, puts him in the top 29.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,836th in Canada. Across 3 competitions since January 2026, he has put 100 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.56 in January 2026 to 16.32, a 12% improvement. Ethan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.32 | 19.24 | top 29.0% | 2,836 / 10,502 | |
| 2×2 | 4.90 | 6.00 | top 38.1% | 2,666 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.64 | 14.40 | top 57.9% | 2,849 / 4,913 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.81 | 1:35.31 | top 62.8% | 1,811 / 3,180 | |
| Megaminx | 2:37.00 | 2:48.27 | top 64.8% | 798 / 1,393 | |
| 5×5 | 2:31.73 | 2:35.31 | top 66.7% | 925 / 1,546 | |
| Skewb | 12.45 | 14.91 | top 68.3% | 1,962 / 2,928 | |
| Square-1 | 53.87 | 1:21.68 | top 79.4% | 759 / 973 | |
| 6×6 | 4:59.13 | — | top 81.5% | 506 / 683 | |
| 7×7 | 8:05.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 442 / 519 |
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
- 30 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at North Battleford Cube Day 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First competition: Saskatoon Winter 2026. A 18.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SaskatooNxN 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- North Battleford Cube Day 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Saskatoon Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 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.
- Laura Plourde — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vianne Chang — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rex Kotovich — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.