People · New Zealand
Ethan Palendeng
2×2 · top 3.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015PALE01
Ethan Palendeng has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.69, set at Wellington Winter 2018, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 88th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2015, he has put 362 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.34 in June 2015 to 10.01, a 69% improvement. Ethan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.69 | 3.32 | top 3.0% | 88 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 10.01 | 11.29 | top 7.5% | 165 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.63 | 7.10 | top 11.0% | 158 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.41 | 20.92 | top 13.6% | 87 / 600 | |
| Skewb | 4.41 | 5.65 | top 13.8% | 108 / 666 | |
| 4×4 | 42.82 | 47.53 | top 15.5% | 115 / 722 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.99 | 1:14.62 | top 15.6% | 65 / 283 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.53 | 1:35.40 | top 25.3% | 101 / 355 | |
| Square-1 | 19.62 | 33.95 | top 27.1% | 81 / 251 | |
| 7×7 | 4:45.87 | 4:48.69 | top 46.4% | 73 / 126 | |
| 6×6 | 3:15.37 | 3:21.87 | top 48.2% | 85 / 149 | |
| Clock | 16.34 | — | early days — 3 solves | 182 / 303 |
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
- 21 Jul 2018Six personal bests in one day at Wellington Winter 2018.
- 27 May 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2018.
- 3 Mar 2018Six personal bests in one day at Mind Games 2018.
- 8 Dec 2017Eleven personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2017.
- 30 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.53 at Hamilton Spring 2017.
- 30 Sep 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Hamilton Spring 2017.
Competitions
- Wellington Winter 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2017 · 8 Dec 2017 — 11 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2017 · 30 Sep 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- SNZ Northern 2017 · 23 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Wellington Winter 2015 · 21 Jun 2015
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.
- Tom Stanton-Barnett — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Lee Stanton-Barnett — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.