People · United Kingdom
Ethan Horspool
3×3 · top 4.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2016 · 2016HORS01
Ethan Horspool has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.71, set at Chester Open 2019, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 340th in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2016, he has put 115 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 5×5 best has come down from 2:01.71 in July 2016 to 1:09.46, a 43% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.71 | 11.20 | top 4.2% | 340 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 37.02 | 41.62 | top 8.7% | 205 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.46 | 1:13.27 | top 11.2% | 157 / 1,151 | |
| 2×2 | 3.43 | 5.83 | top 19.3% | 1,098 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.03 | 23.04 | top 20.5% | 389 / 1,851 | |
| 6×6 | 2:26.09 | 2:36.14 | top 23.7% | 140 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 4:32.53 | 4:45.66 | early days — 3 solves | 200 / 459 | |
| Square-1 | 28.63 | 42.06 | top 46.8% | 421 / 778 |
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, 5×5. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 30 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.82 at Chester Open 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Chester Open 2019.
- 16 Feb 2019Three personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2019.
- 17 Feb 2018First sub-15 3×3: 10.40 at Manchester Open 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2018.
- 30 Jul 2016First competition: Macclesfield Open 2016. A 16.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chester Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Macclesfield Open 2016 · 30 Jul 2016 — 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.
- James Molloy — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Charlie Stark — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.