People · United States
Ethan Liu
3×3 · top 19.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016LIUE01
Ethan Liu has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.44, set at Kent Spring 2023, puts him in the top 19.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,213th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since April 2016, he has put 66 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.04 in April 2016 to 13.44, a 66% improvement. Ethan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 13.44 | 15.63 | top 19.0% | 10,213 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.51 | 10.69 | top 40.6% | 11,638 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.61 | 2:17.00 | top 46.6% | 3,436 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 9.49 | 15.37 | top 51.7% | 9,288 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,241 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.28 | 43.51 | top 64.3% | 9,107 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:49.76 | — | top 74.5% | 6,630 / 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
- 27 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.44 at Kent Spring 2023.
- 27 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Kent Spring 2023.
- 23 Aug 2019First sub-30 3×3: 18.24 at Vancouver Big Cubes Open 2019.
- 23 Aug 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.24 at Vancouver Big Cubes Open 2019.
- 16 Apr 2016First competition: Puget Sound Spring 2016. A 39.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kent Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Fall 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Big Cubes Open 2019 · 23 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Puget Sound Spring 2016 · 16 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.
- Sameer Aggarwal — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Siauw — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jonathan Truchot — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.