People · United Kingdom
Ethan Lam
2×2 · top 2.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022LAME01
Ethan Lam has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.52, set at Rubik's UK Championship 2023, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 175th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2022, he has put 400 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.65 in April 2022 to 8.76, a 25% 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.52 | 3.60 | top 2.2% | 175 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 8.76 | 11.68 | top 4.3% | 346 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.27 | 5.80 | top 4.6% | 174 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 3.45 | 6.14 | top 7.4% | 167 / 2,421 | |
| Square-1 | 11.14 | 22.79 | top 8.3% | 84 / 778 | |
| 4×4 | 48.72 | 54.42 | top 23.1% | 511 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.88 | 1:44.47 | top 25.6% | 336 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.88 | 28.12 | top 28.4% | 518 / 1,851 | |
| Clock | 11.43 | 12.15 | top 32.2% | 425 / 1,232 | |
| 6×6 | 3:38.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 344 / 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
- 10 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at Stevenage August 2024.
- 10 Aug 2024Nine personal bests in one day at Stevenage August 2024.
- 11 May 2024Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage May 2024.
- 20 May 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Stevenage May 2023.
- 9 Jul 2022Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage Summer 2022.
- 30 Apr 2022First competition: Stevenage Spring 2022. A 15.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage August 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage May 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Cambridge Side Events Winter 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage Autumn B 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage Summer 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage Spring 2022 · 30 Apr 2022 — 5 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.
- Felix Hincks — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Cham J. Chambers — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead once
- Matt Stephenson — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.