People · United States
Ethan Lin
3×3 · top 6.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017LINE02
Ethan Lin has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.49, set at CubingUSA Western Championship 2018, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,442nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2017, he has put 105 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.27 in October 2017 to 9.49, a 23% improvement. Ethan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.49 | 11.61 | top 6.1% | 3,442 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 43.55 | 49.98 | top 16.5% | 2,542 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 4.09 | top 17.4% | 6,892 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.35 | 27.05 | top 27.1% | 3,534 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 7.37 | 9.08 | top 36.6% | 6,321 / 19,164 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.87 | 1:57.59 | top 42.6% | 3,530 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.64 | 12.05 | top 57.9% | 17,216 / 29,168 |
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
- 15 Jun 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.49 at CubingUSA Western Championship 2018.
- 15 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2018.
- 24 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Winter 2018.
- 8 Oct 2017First competition: San Francisco Bay Open 2017. A 13.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2018 · 15 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Cerritos Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- San Francisco Bay Open 2017 · 8 Oct 2017 — 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.
- Kevin Matthews — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ethan Littlejohn — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Jacob Posner — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 3.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.