People · United States
Ethan Hardy
2×2 · top 5.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018HARD03
Ethan Hardy has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.08, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,105th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2018, he has put 125 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.71 in December 2018 to 10.90, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.08 | 5.96 | top 5.3% | 2,105 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.90 | 15.15 | top 10.2% | 5,510 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.36 | 10.23 | top 28.6% | 4,694 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.08 | 15.73 | top 36.8% | 10,443 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.62 | 1:09.09 | top 42.5% | 6,978 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.74 | 37.18 | top 50.6% | 6,972 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 3:56.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,194 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 37.25 | 48.27 | top 91.5% | 8,184 / 8,927 |
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
- 9 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 10.90 at Michigan 2019.
- 9 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2019.
- 24 May 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.26 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019.
- 24 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019.
- 15 Dec 2018First competition: Imagination Station 2018. A 24.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2019 · 9 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Blue Water Winter 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2019 · 20 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Imagination Station 2018 · 15 Dec 2018
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.
- James Hildreth — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Blake Thompson — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Grant Belanger — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.