People · Israel
Ethan Kliakhandler
2×2 · top 68.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025KLIA02
Ethan Kliakhandler has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 8.04, set at SacCubing XXII 2026, puts him in the top 68.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,083rd in Israel. Across 12 competitions since March 2025, he has put 131 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:05.46 in September 2025 to 49.43, a 24% improvement. Ethan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Israel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 8.04 | 19.72 | top 68.0% | 1,083 / 1,421 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.83 | 22.31 | top 84.6% | 871 / 973 | |
| 3×3 | 49.43 | 1:03.87 | top 85.6% | 1,845 / 2,044 | |
| Clock | 47.31 | — | top 96.2% | 248 / 252 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:45.19 | — | top 96.9% | 659 / 678 | |
| Skewb | 53.34 | — | early days — 3 solves | 633 / 634 | |
| 4×4 | 5:14.79 | — | early days — 1 solve | 659 / 659 |
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
- 18 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XXII 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-60 3×3: 59.67 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025.
- 2 Mar 2025First competition: Berkeley Spring 2025.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2026 · 11 Oct 2026
- SacCubing XXIV 2026 · 20 Sep 2026
- Berkeley Spring 2026 · 26 Apr 2026
- Duper Super Davis Spring 2026 · 19 Apr 2026
- Berkeley Favorites 2026 · 1 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Davis Winter 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XXII 2026 · 18 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cool Down Berkeley 2025 · 2 Nov 2025
- Davis Fall 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- SacCubing XXI 2025 · 28 Sep 2025
- Berkeley Spring 2025 · 2 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.
- Kfir Kliakhandler — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chris Martin — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sebastian Stone — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 128,257 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-15 Pyraminx single — 107,130 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.