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Ethan Loy
2×2 · top 9.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015LOYE01
Ethan Loy has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at Alpharetta Open 2016, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,585th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2015, he has put 105 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.65 in July 2015 to 11.61, a 49% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 3.80 | top 9.1% | 3,585 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.61 | 14.71 | top 12.5% | 6,739 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.97 | 12.47 | top 33.4% | 5,608 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.40 | 30.01 | top 35.3% | 4,658 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.29 | 1:08.69 | top 36.8% | 5,928 / 19,072 |
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
- 23 Apr 2016Five personal bests in one day at Alpharetta Open 2016.
- 24 Oct 2015First sub-20 3×3: 14.31 at Athens Fall 2015.
- 24 Oct 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.31 at Athens Fall 2015.
- 31 Jul 2015First competition: US Nationals 2015. A 22.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Whale Sounds 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Spontaneous Summer 2016 · 17 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Alpharetta Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Athens Fall 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015
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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jared Stinson — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Raymond Goslow — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.