People · United States
Ethan Niejadlik
3×3 · top 8.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024NIEJ01
Ethan Niejadlik has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.36, set at Quabbin Spring 2026, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,692nd in the United States. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2024, he has put 72 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.32 in November 2024 to 10.36, a 51% improvement. Ethan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 10.36 | 12.73 | top 8.5% | 4,692 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.08 | 4.63 | top 15.2% | 5,943 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 49.68 | 58.30 | top 24.3% | 3,717 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 11.87 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,712 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.59 | 32.63 | top 43.4% | 5,855 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.67 | 2:18.67 | top 48.5% | 4,057 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 19.30 | 27.16 | top 91.9% | 26,941 / 28,708 |
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
- 23 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at Quabbin Spring 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 13.57 at UMass Spring 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.57 at UMass Spring 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at UMass Spring 2026.
- 23 Nov 2024First competition: Amherst Fall 2024. A 21.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quabbin Spring 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- UMass Spring 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Amherst Fall 2024 · 23 Nov 2024
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.
- Elijah Rain Phelps — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jason Wickman — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chris Chi — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.