People · United States
Ethan Mendelson
2×2 · top 0.64% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022MEND13
Ethan Mendelson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.04, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024, puts him in the top 0.64% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 270th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 36 competitions since July 2022, he has put 1,243 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.00 in July 2022 to 6.91, a 64% improvement. Ethan has entered 36 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 1.04 | 2.36 | top 0.64% | 270 / 41,674 | |
| Clock | 3.12 | 3.90 | top 0.94% | 91 / 9,172 | |
| Pyraminx | 1.96 | 3.12 | top 1.1% | 305 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 6.91 | 9.52 | top 1.2% | 775 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 2.49 | 3.74 | top 2.9% | 434 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.49 | 17.06 | top 5.3% | 757 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 35.03 | 38.06 | top 6.8% | 1,066 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 28 moves | 31.33 | top 9.9% | 231 / 2,059 | |
| Square-1 | 12.59 | 19.22 | top 11.1% | 786 / 6,846 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.15 | 1:12.20 | top 11.2% | 776 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.82 | 1:19.66 | top 15.3% | 1,195 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 2:26.21 | 2:33.65 | top 23.8% | 851 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 3:58.92 | 4:14.36 | top 30.4% | 864 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:51.36 | — | top 30.4% | 636 / 2,128 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 16:52 | — | early days — 2 solves | 549 / 740 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 22:46.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 409 / 442 |
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
- 3 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Slowcubin' 2025.
- 12 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 67 - San Ramon 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 66 - Belmont 2024.
- 2 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2026 · 11 Oct 2026
- Foster City Mini I 2026 · 23 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mountain House Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Belmont Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026
- WCC Western PBQ Championship - Santa Clara 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- West Coast Cubing Western FMC Championship 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- For the Love of FMC USA 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Dublin California Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Belmont Spring 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- WCC Western FMC Championship 2025 · 4 May 2025
- SCU I: May the Fourth Be With You 2025 · 4 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Side Events Day 2025 · 23 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Slowcubin' 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 67 - San Ramon 2025 · 12 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 66 - Belmont 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 64 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 8 Sep 2024
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 · 2 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 62 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 60 - Mountain View 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 59 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 55 - San Ramon 2024 · 14 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023 · 1 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 · 30 Jun 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 43 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2023 · 12 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter A 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 40 - San Ramon 2022 · 4 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 34 - San Ramon 2022 · 3 Jul 2022 — 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.
- Trevor Mendelson — met in 273 rounds, finished ahead 86 times · head to head
- Paul Mahvi — met in 185 rounds, finished ahead 45 times
- Stanley Tran — met in 178 rounds, finished ahead 55 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-3 Clock single — 248 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.