People · Ireland
Ethan Moloney-Illien
2×2 · top 12.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019MOLO02
Ethan Moloney-Illien has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.85, set at Irish Championship 2023, puts him in the top 12.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 181st in Ireland. Across 9 competitions since April 2019, he has put 313 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.24 in April 2019 to 13.26, a 63% improvement. Ethan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.85 | 4.12 | top 12.6% | 181 / 1,190 | |
| 3×3 | 13.26 | 17.19 | top 18.4% | 261 / 1,465 | |
| Skewb | 5.04 | 7.19 | top 18.5% | 128 / 632 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.97 | 10.01 | top 19.8% | 226 / 924 | |
| Clock | 18.13 | 20.50 | top 59.2% | 218 / 342 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.03 | — | top 68.0% | 362 / 586 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.52 | — | top 73.3% | 291 / 454 | |
| Square-1 | 55.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 163 / 198 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 68 / 88 | |
| Megaminx | 3:41.91 | — | early days — 3 solves | 271 / 288 |
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
- 20 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Dublin Summer Solving Sunday 2023.
- 7 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cork Spring 2023.
- 4 Nov 2022Four personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2022.
- 10 Apr 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.13 at Seaside Solving Sunday 2022.
- 10 Apr 2022Five personal bests in one day at Seaside Solving Sunday 2022.
Competitions
- Dublin Summer Solving Sunday 2023 · 20 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2023 · 7 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cork Spring 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Tuam Open Sunday 2022 · 27 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Irish Championship 2022 · 4 Nov 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Seaside Solving Sunday 2022 · 10 Apr 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Tuam Re-Open Saturday 2021 · 27 Nov 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Every Event Éire 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Cork Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 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.
- Richard Madden — met in 69 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mary Hennessy — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Conor Smith — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.