People · United States
Ethan Bockenhauer
3×3 · top 6.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016BOCK01
Ethan Bockenhauer has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.76, set at North Star Cubing Challenge 2020, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,793rd in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since December 2016, he has put 420 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.27 in December 2016 to 9.76, a 26% improvement. Ethan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 9.76 | 12.38 | top 6.8% | 3,793 / 60,666 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.94 | 1:23.39 | top 16.9% | 1,326 / 9,537 | |
| 4×4 | 44.61 | 54.43 | top 17.9% | 2,748 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 15.84 | 18.50 | top 18.4% | 1,255 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 5.91 | 11.71 | top 25.1% | 4,118 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.85 | 9.86 | top 26.6% | 7,400 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 4.13 | 5.17 | top 28.2% | 11,336 / 41,674 | |
| 6×6 | 2:38.50 | 2:58.25 | top 30.0% | 1,077 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.96 | 29.88 | top 31.5% | 4,133 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.49 | 1:53.24 | top 37.4% | 2,745 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 4:29.78 | 4:44.08 | top 41.1% | 1,187 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,439 / 2,059 |
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
- 1 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Big Cheese 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at North Star Cubing Challenge 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2020.
- 31 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at Race the Clock 2018.
- 15 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Mega Minnesota Winter 2018.
- 11 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Sioux Falls Summer 2018.
Competitions
- Big Cheese 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Race the Clock 2018 · 31 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Mini Minnesota Fall 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Summer 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Mega Minnesota Winter 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 99 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 99 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Robinson — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,328 people have one; it is 16.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.