People · United States
Ethan Kim
2×2 · top 5.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023KIME01
Ethan Kim has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.06, set at Pretzel Mania 2023, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,056th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since February 2023, he has put 81 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Ethan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.06 | 5.45 | top 5.2% | 2,056 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 15.56 | 18.75 | top 26.3% | 14,374 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 9.23 | 16.94 | top 50.0% | 8,941 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,529 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.28 | 42.28 | top 59.6% | 8,351 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.24 | 20.03 | top 82.7% | 24,404 / 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
- 25 Feb 2023First competition: Pretzel Mania 2023. A 17.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Nathan Mezynski — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Joseph Jones — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Hunter David Paige — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.