People · United States
Ethan Jay Adams
3×3 · top 8.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023ADAM29
Ethan Jay Adams has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.40, set at Temecula Valley Winter 2025, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,753rd in the United States. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2023, he has put 331 official solves on the record across 13 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 3×3 best has come down from 29.67 in November 2023 to 10.40, a 65% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.40 | 13.02 | top 8.6% | 4,753 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 6.75 | 8.60 | top 10.0% | 781 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 3.56 | top 10.1% | 3,980 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.92 | 6.28 | top 12.7% | 3,303 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.68 | 7.12 | top 15.8% | 2,471 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 54.19 | 1:03.41 | top 29.8% | 4,667 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 22.38 | 32.03 | top 33.3% | 2,157 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.67 | 32.31 | top 43.6% | 5,875 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.47 | — | top 54.0% | 4,054 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.21 | 2:23.76 | top 54.4% | 4,598 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,726 / 2,040 | |
| 6×6 | 5:26.93 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,535 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 9:01.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,035 / 3,184 |
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
- 23 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 9 Jan 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Super Duper San Diego 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Temecula Valley Winter 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.73 at Prescott Winter 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Prescott Winter 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Arizona Autumn 2024.
Competitions
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Super Duper San Diego 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Temecula Valley Winter 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Lopes Up AZ 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Prescott Winter 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Arizona Mini 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bring the Heat AZ 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Championship 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Prescott Cubing Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Sonoran Side Events 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
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.
- Dan Tran — met in 54 rounds, never finished ahead
- Garrett Hogue — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Alex Lehman — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.