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Ethan James Dean

2×2 · top 13.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019DEAN02

Ethan James Dean has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.96, set at Lafayette Fall 2019, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,409th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2019, he has put 72 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 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.57 in April 2019 to 13.28, a 24% improvement. Ethan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 13.8% of 186,767 all-time
2.96
signature single · Lafayette Fall 2019
72
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×22.965.66
top 13.8%5,409 / 40,951
3×313.2814.92
top 18.4%9,863 / 59,724
3×3 one-handed27.5835.90
top 40.8%5,459 / 15,683
4×41:07.551:15.48
top 44.5%7,364 / 19,072
Pyraminx11.1613.44
top 61.7%18,129 / 28,708
Square-150.42
early days — 2 solves5,061 / 6,743

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

Cubalaya 2019: 17.57Cajun Cube Clash 2019: 15.92Lafayette Fall 2019: 13.2813.2817.576 Apr 20199 Nov 2019

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Ordway Persyn — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
  • Teri McAcy — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
  • RJ Gohn — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead

Next targets

  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
  • A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.28 away.

Targets move as he improves.