People · Australia
Ethan Cowley
2×2 · top 17.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022COWL01
Ethan Cowley has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.24, set at Canberra Spring 2024, puts him in the top 17.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,287th in Australia. Across 4 competitions since June 2022, he has put 104 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 25% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His Pyraminx best has come down from 8.96 in June 2022 to 7.16, a 20% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.24 | 5.67 | top 17.1% | 1,287 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 14.13 | 18.42 | top 21.4% | 1,924 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.16 | 9.46 | top 29.2% | 1,513 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 7.61 | 10.54 | top 38.3% | 1,141 / 3,534 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.51 | 1:19.97 | top 48.4% | 1,303 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.31 | — | top 61.3% | 1,454 / 2,659 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 854 / 1,277 | |
| 5×5 | 2:53.91 | — | top 76.0% | 1,086 / 1,356 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Canberra Spring 2024.
- 15 Dec 2022Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022.
- 27 Aug 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.13 at Sydney Winter Saturday 2022.
- 27 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Sydney Winter Saturday 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022First competition: NSW Open 2022. A 18.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Canberra Spring 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Sydney Winter Saturday 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 2022
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.
- Peri Le Dain — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Kirschner — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Liam Highducheck — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.