People · South Africa
Ethan McGurk
Pyraminx · top 41.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023MCGU02
Ethan McGurk has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.64, set at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024, puts him in the top 41.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 325th in South Africa. Across 6 competitions since April 2023, he has put 80 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.02 in April 2023 to 28.44, a 35% improvement. Ethan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.64 | 13.87 | top 41.7% | 325 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 28.44 | 32.98 | top 59.7% | 981 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 7.16 | 9.13 | top 61.7% | 711 / 1,510 | |
| 4×4 | 2:39.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 439 / 491 |
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
- 24 Aug 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.44 at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023. A 44.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cape Cubes Challenge 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
- Qualifying in Kirstenhof 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingZA Cape Cubes Autumn 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 3.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.