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Ethan Joseph Thomas
3×3 · top 5.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2025 · 2025THOM21
Ethan Joseph Thomas has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.28, set at HiLITE Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 597th in India. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2025, he has put 85 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.41 in May 2025 to 9.28, a 55% improvement. Ethan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.28 | 12.21 | top 5.6% | 597 / 20,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.17 | 16.15 | top 21.3% | 1,299 / 8,971 | |
| 2×2 | 4.48 | 5.78 | top 32.7% | 2,922 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.11 | 32.80 | top 44.7% | 1,669 / 4,534 | |
| Clock | 15.12 | 17.27 | top 48.4% | 419 / 1,109 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.90 | 1:27.75 | top 51.5% | 1,752 / 4,220 | |
| Skewb | 10.07 | 13.75 | top 55.4% | 1,600 / 3,548 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.28 at HiLITE Cube Open 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026Six personal bests in one day at HiLITE Cube Open 2026.
- 28 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 12.34 at Sanskara Cube Open 2025.
- 28 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.34 at Sanskara Cube Open 2025.
- 31 May 2025First competition: Amrita Cube Open 2025. A 20.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- HiLITE Cube Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Sanskara Cube Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Amrita Cube Open 2025 · 31 May 2025
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.
- Muhammad Shayan — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Smijo P. Abraham (സ്മിജോ പി എബ്രഹാം) — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mohamed Aarif — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.