People · United States
Ethan Chou
3×3 · top 11.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018CHOU02
Ethan Chou has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.35, set at Skewb on the Madison Snow 2025, puts him in the top 11.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,355th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since January 2018, he has put 117 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.95 in January 2018 to 11.35, a 53% improvement. Ethan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 11.35 | 13.85 | top 11.7% | 6,355 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.35 | 4.02 | top 18.5% | 7,327 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 5.82 | 8.45 | top 24.5% | 4,016 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 53.49 | 1:00.20 | top 29.0% | 4,575 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.60 | 9.97 | top 32.9% | 9,384 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.16 | 2:11.09 | top 48.3% | 4,094 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 19.20 | 24.98 | top 62.4% | 5,428 / 9,172 |
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
- 15 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Skewb on the Madison Snow 2025.
- 18 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.78 at Taiwan Cubing Challenge 2023.
- 18 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.72 at Taiwan Cubing Challenge 2023.
- 18 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Taiwan Cubing Challenge 2023.
- 28 Jan 2018First competition: Cubing Tainan 2018. A 23.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Skewb on the Madison Snow 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- 4x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Taiwan Cubing Challenge 2023 · 18 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Tainan 2018 · 28 Jan 2018 — 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.
- Hayley Veloso — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Evan Harris — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jackson Nelson — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.