People · United States
Ethan Michael Seman
2×2 · top 3.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022SEMA02
Ethan Michael Seman has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.79, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,386th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2022, he has put 159 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.87 in December 2022 to 9.10, a 29% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.79 | 4.30 | top 3.5% | 1,386 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.10 | 11.35 | top 5.1% | 2,846 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.53 | 7.71 | top 24.1% | 6,551 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.42 | 27.37 | top 29.9% | 3,869 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 10.26 | 13.06 | top 56.5% | 10,282 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.11 | 1:46.50 | top 66.6% | 11,780 / 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
- 25 Feb 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at Pretzel Mania 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022First competition: Crystal City Fall 2022. A 12.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Spring 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Crystal City Fall 2022 · 3 Dec 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.
- William Klauer — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hassan Khanani — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zayn Khanani — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.