People · United States
Ethan Cohen
Skewb · top 6.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023COHE06
Ethan Cohen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.26, set at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 985th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2023, he has put 415 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.73 in November 2023 to 14.04, a 41% improvement. Ethan has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.26 | 8.30 | top 6.4% | 985 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.18 | 8.69 | top 14.3% | 3,748 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.04 | 16.95 | top 21.1% | 11,374 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 10.40 | 11.81 | top 27.0% | 2,079 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 4.27 | 5.64 | top 30.0% | 11,893 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.58 | 1:54.44 | top 36.2% | 2,585 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.06 | 42.98 | top 49.0% | 6,734 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.53 | 1:30.13 | top 58.7% | 10,158 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 47.08 | 1:01.77 | top 73.3% | 4,826 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:52.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,756 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 6:51.85 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,960 / 4,196 |
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
- 28 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.77 at Volunteer State Cubing 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Volunteer State Cubing 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.05 at FSUbers 5.0 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at FSUbers 5.0 2024.
- 19 Nov 2023First competition: Algorithms on Abercorn 2023. A 23.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- East Cobb Summer 2025 · 16 Aug 2025
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025 · 13 Jun 2025
- Cube Against Cancer Roswell 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in School Westminster 2025 · 10 May 2025
- Skewbing in School Kennesaw 2025 · 3 May 2025
- GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2025 · 30 Mar 2025
- Solving in Savannah 2025 · 4 Jan 2025
- Stockholmsligan 435: Mäktig Jul - 2024 · 19 Dec 2024
- Middle Georgia Gives Thanks 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Beat the Clock Westminster 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Volunteer State Cubing 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- FSUbers 5.0 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Algorithms on Abercorn 2023 · 19 Nov 2023
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 83 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Alex Bohac — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Raymond Goslow — met in 71 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.