People · United States
Ethan Lu
3×3 · top 64.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024LUET01
Ethan Lu has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 31.09, set at UCSD TritoNxN 2026, puts him in the top 64.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38,576th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since September 2024, he has put 44 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.49 in September 2024 to 31.09, a 29% 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 | 31.09 | 40.56 | top 64.4% | 38,576 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.60 | 19.25 | top 70.8% | 20,963 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 8.63 | 13.91 | top 71.5% | 29,543 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 2:34.86 | — | top 92.8% | 17,747 / 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
- 28 Sep 2024First competition: Super Duper San Diego 2024. A 43.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCSD TritoNxN 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Super Duper San Diego 2026 · 9 Jan 2026
- UCSD Unofficial Events 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Westview Cubing Favorites 2025 · 1 Jun 2025
- Super Duper San Diego 2024 · 28 Sep 2024
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.
- Joel Kim — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dylan Govic — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Lehman — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
- A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 86,891 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.