People · United States
Ethan Lee
3×3 · top 6.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023LEEE11
Ethan Lee has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.46, set at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,323rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since July 2023, he has put 233 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.01 in July 2023 to 9.46, a 27% improvement. Ethan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.46 | 10.53 | top 6.0% | 3,323 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.53 | 24.92 | top 16.5% | 2,136 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 15.33 | 21.48 | top 17.2% | 1,165 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:17.87 | — | top 18.8% | 365 / 2,092 | |
| 4×4 | 46.48 | 55.43 | top 20.1% | 3,058 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.67 | 8.91 | top 25.2% | 6,883 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.00 | 5.28 | top 26.5% | 10,457 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 6.91 | 10.07 | top 33.0% | 5,525 / 18,907 |
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
- 8 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.46 at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024.
- 8 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Aliso Niguel Summer 2024.
- 19 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Santa Ana Summer B 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023First competition: Agoura Cubing Again 2023. A 13.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCLA Westerns Warmup 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Nub Open Mission Viejo Spring 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Nub Open Lake Forest 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Aliso Niguel Summer 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Nub Open Mission Viejo Summer 2024 · 14 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Jurupa Valley Cubing Fall 2023 · 15 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 51 Live - SSF 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Santa Ana Summer B 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Agoura Cubing Again 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Ethan Yeh — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shane Grogan — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Dominic Shoji — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.