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Ethan J. Lim
3×3 · top 11.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023LIME02
Ethan J. Lim has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.40, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 66 - Belmont 2024, puts him in the top 11.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,343rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since November 2023, he has put 67 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.33 in November 2023 to 11.40, 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.40 | 13.81 | top 11.8% | 6,343 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.93 | 5.42 | top 25.6% | 10,051 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.71 | 2:25.65 | top 43.0% | 3,129 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 8.57 | 10.77 | top 45.5% | 8,028 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.05 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,471 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.37 | 27.64 | top 83.1% | 24,541 / 28,708 |
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
- 18 Nov 2023First competition: Berkeley Fall 2023. A 14.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 66 - Belmont 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2024 · 9 Jun 2024
- Berkeley Winter 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 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.
- Colin Hartman — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Patrick Devlin — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Nolan Yiu — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.40 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.