People · United States
Ethan Chen
3×3 · top 15.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024CHEN06
Ethan Chen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.56, set at GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2024, puts him in the top 15.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,658th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since February 2024, he has put 219 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.44 in February 2024 to 12.56, a 46% improvement. Ethan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 12.56 | 17.18 | top 15.9% | 8,658 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.38 | 6.36 | top 31.4% | 12,703 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 9.49 | 13.07 | top 51.8% | 9,436 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.96 | 14.63 | top 52.7% | 15,608 / 29,168 |
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
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.72 at Scenic City Scramble TN 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.52 at Scenic City Scramble TN 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Scenic City Scramble TN 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First competition: Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024. A 23.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2025 · 19 Oct 2025
- Cube Against Cancer Roswell 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in School Westminster 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Skewbing in School Kennesaw 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2025 · 30 Mar 2025
- See Georgia: Cloudland Canyon A 2025 · 22 Feb 2025
- Solving in Savannah 2025 · 4 Jan 2025
- Middle Georgia Gives Thanks 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Solving at Sycamore TN 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Scenic City Scramble TN 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024 · 3 Feb 2024
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alex Bohac — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Justin Barker — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.