People · United States
Ethan Lemarchand
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016LEMA01
Ethan Lemarchand has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.02, set at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,624th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since April 2016, he has put 289 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.02 in April 2016 to 8.02, a 75% improvement. Ethan has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 8.02 | 10.14 | top 2.8% | 1,624 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.26 | 20.43 | top 6.6% | 907 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 7.35 | 10.98 | top 12.4% | 946 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 3.65 | top 14.8% | 5,810 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.57 | 7.84 | top 16.9% | 4,482 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 44.40 | 48.10 | top 17.5% | 2,658 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 31.39 | 52.39 | top 52.0% | 3,408 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:21.17 | 2:48.44 | top 57.0% | 4,286 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.60 | 2:32.75 | top 57.9% | 4,942 / 9,401 |
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 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2025.
- 10 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.28 at NCSU Wolfpack 2024.
- 10 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at NCSU Wolfpack 2024.
- 7 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bull City Summer NC 2024.
- 9 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.64 at Concord Summer 2024.
Competitions
- Wolfpack Wednesday NC I 2026 · 19 Aug 2026
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026
- Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Williamsburg Open Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- NxN Nonsense NC 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- NCSU Wolfpack 2025 · 19 Oct 2025
- NCSU Wolfpack 2024 · 10 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bull City Summer NC 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Concord Summer 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Discovery Place 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Duke Summer 2016 · 11 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Open Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016
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.
- Rue Clippinger — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Chase Pak — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Addy Coolidge — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.