People · Australia
Ethan Hickey
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015HICK01
Ethan Hickey has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.23, set at Cubing Classic 2016, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 484th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2015, he has put 214 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.19 in March 2015 to 2.23, a 76% improvement. Ethan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.23 | 2.66 | top 6.5% | 484 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 13.18 | 15.35 | top 18.1% | 1,611 / 11,709 | |
| Skewb | 5.64 | 8.44 | top 23.0% | 607 / 3,534 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.58 | 8.22 | top 24.5% | 1,234 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 50.93 | 57.82 | top 25.9% | 657 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.07 | 38.30 | top 51.3% | 1,198 / 2,659 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.18 at Geelong Winter 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Geelong Winter 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2026.
- 7 May 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.24 at Cube for Cambodia 2017.
- 19 Mar 2016Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Classic 2016.
- 7 Nov 2015First sub-30 3×3: 27.90 at Melbourne Cube Days 2015.
Competitions
- Geelong Winter 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2017 · 7 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Connor's Cube Day 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Autumn 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
- Cubing Classic 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2015 · 31 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Autumn 2015 · 22 Mar 2015
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.
- Tommy Kiprillis — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Wakelin — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Ethan Stevens — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.