People · United States
Ethan Bowman
3×3 · top 8.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019BOWM01
Ethan Bowman has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.26, set at Ohio University 2026, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,532nd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2019, he has put 108 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.55 in March 2019 to 10.26, a 56% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.26 | 13.65 | top 8.2% | 4,532 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 5.94 | top 18.7% | 7,342 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.72 | 11.69 | top 42.4% | 12,166 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.53 | 1:23.43 | top 46.4% | 7,724 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:07.75 | 2:19.11 | top 54.1% | 4,578 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 11.97 | 15.44 | top 65.9% | 12,285 / 18,907 |
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
- 16 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Across the Woods Kentucky A 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.47 at Bulldog Spring 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Bulldog Spring 2023.
- 16 Mar 2019First competition: Wolfpack Winter 2019. A 23.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ohio University 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- BHT Pyraminx Bash 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Across the Woods Kentucky A 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bulldog Spring 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wolfpack Winter 2019 · 16 Mar 2019
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.
- Steven Wintringham — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Harsha Paladugu — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Braden Richards — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.