People · Kenya
Ethan Kiplimo
3×3 · top 14.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025KIPL01
Ethan Kiplimo has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.26, set at Nairobi Twist & Turn 2026, puts him in the top 14.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26th in Kenya. Across 8 competitions since March 2025, he has put 208 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.60 in March 2025 to 12.26, a 43% improvement. Ethan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.26 | 14.96 | top 14.8% | 26 / 356 | |
| 2×2 | 3.41 | 5.52 | top 19.1% | 20 / 217 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.75 | 11.43 | top 25.8% | 22 / 148 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.89 | 34.14 | top 44.1% | 13 / 47 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.14 | 2:36.61 | top 55.4% | 5 / 18 | |
| Skewb | 10.61 | 13.53 | top 58.6% | 7 / 26 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.49 | 1:38.53 | top 59.5% | 22 / 49 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Nairobi Twist & Turn 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Nairobi Cubes 2026.
- 22 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.79 at Kenya Nationals 2025.
- 22 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kenya Nationals 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.85 at Nairobi NxN Cubes 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025First competition: Gigiri Cubing Open AM 2025. A 21.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nairobi Twist & Turn 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Nairobi Big and OH 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Nairobi Cubes 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Kenya Nationals 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Nakuru Open 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Nairobi NxN Cubes 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kenya Legacy Twist 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Gigiri Cubing Open AM 2025 · 1 Mar 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.
- Eman Kabiru — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once · head to head
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jeremy Obwino — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.