People · Canada
Ethan Lam
3×3 · top 5.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024LAME02
Ethan Lam has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.07, set at Edmonton Winter 2026, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 493rd in Canada. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2024, he has put 60 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.24 in May 2024 to 9.07, a 36% improvement. Ethan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.07 | 10.84 | top 5.1% | 493 / 10,502 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.89 | 17.18 | top 8.0% | 172 / 2,632 | |
| 4×4 | 38.96 | 46.96 | top 11.0% | 266 / 3,180 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.83 | 8.39 | top 12.2% | 464 / 4,913 | |
| 2×2 | 4.87 | 7.79 | top 37.7% | 2,639 / 7,245 | |
| 5×5 | 2:22.94 | 2:50.68 | top 62.6% | 859 / 1,546 |
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
- 3 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.07 at Edmonton Winter 2026.
- 3 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Edmonton Winter 2026.
- 25 May 2024First competition: Edmonton River Valley Rumble 2024. A 14.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Edmonton Winter 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Edmonton River Valley Rumble 2024 · 25 May 2024
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.
- Sam Edwards — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Dylan Vaskevicius — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Cooper Kurata — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 2.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.