People · United States
Ethan Nabatian
3×3 · top 30.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022NABA01
Ethan Nabatian has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.93, set at NAC Prep in Palisades 2026, puts him in the top 30.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16,959th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since June 2022, he has put 167 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.16 in June 2022 to 16.93, a 30% improvement. Ethan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 16.93 | 18.37 | top 30.8% | 16,959 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.84 | 5.98 | top 37.3% | 14,909 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 8.60 | 16.54 | top 45.7% | 8,072 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:43.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,026 / 2,092 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.31 | 16.63 | top 55.4% | 16,203 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.52 | — | top 63.9% | 11,210 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:53.19 | — | top 75.8% | 6,783 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 51.74 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,153 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 27.20 | 39.62 | top 80.6% | 7,123 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:04.23 | — | top 86.3% | 13,040 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 4:55.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,681 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 64 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,977 / 2,040 |
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 Jun 2026Six personal bests in one day at NAC Prep in Palisades 2026.
- 17 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.94 at East Berlin Eccentric Blocks PA 2025.
- 18 Jun 2022First competition: Three Attempts Chicago 2022. A 24.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Quiet Championship 2026 · 27 Jun 2026
- NAC Prep in Palisades 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Quiet Prep in Palisades 2026 · 19 Jun 2026
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Quiet Championship 2025 · 18 May 2025
- East Berlin Eccentric Blocks PA 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Empire State Winter 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Edgemont Cubing 2024 · 13 Apr 2024
- Cumberland County Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
- Empire State Winter Warmup 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania 2022 · 3 Sep 2022
- Three Attempts Chicago 2022 · 18 Jun 2022
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.
- Eli Rogers — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Chi — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rex Ozsvath — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.