People · New Zealand
Ethan Pan
3×3 blindfolded · top 2.1% of 12,178 all-time · competing since June 2015 · 2015PANE01
Ethan Pan has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 22.35, set at Wellington Mind Games 2021, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in New Zealand. Until November 2014, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since June 2015, he has put 716 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.27 in June 2015 to 7.60, a 71% improvement. Ethan has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 22.35 | 26.08 | top 2.1% | 4 / 86 | |
| 3×3 | 7.60 | 10.51 | top 2.1% | 67 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 1.61 | 3.74 | top 2.6% | 77 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.39 | 16.09 | top 5.1% | 47 / 600 | |
| 4×4 | 35.63 | 41.25 | top 7.3% | 62 / 722 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 15 of 15 cubes · 51:26 | — | top 8.0% | 8 / 49 | |
| Megaminx | 58.26 | 1:02.97 | top 9.1% | 39 / 283 | |
| Skewb | 4.49 | 7.24 | top 14.4% | 112 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.38 | 9.92 | top 15.6% | 220 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | — | top 17.4% | 29 / 111 | |
| 6×6 | 2:22.44 | 2:38.78 | top 21.7% | 42 / 149 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.51 | 1:30.22 | top 22.0% | 91 / 355 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 5:08.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9 / 23 | |
| 7×7 | 4:08.32 | 4:17.24 | top 33.8% | 53 / 126 | |
| Clock | 12.77 | 15.14 | top 38.6% | 138 / 303 | |
| Square-1 | 24.80 | 44.52 | top 38.7% | 115 / 251 |
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
- 15 May 2021Three personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2021.
- 6 Feb 2021Three personal bests in one day at Wellington Mind Games 2021.
- 1 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Wellington Mind Games 2020.
- 13 Dec 2019Nine personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 28 Jun 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 25 May 2019Six personal bests in one day at Koalafication Palmy 2019.
Competitions
- Palmerston North 2021 · 15 May 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Wellington Mind Games 2021 · 6 Feb 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Wellington Mind Games 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 9 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Koalafication Palmy 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2017 · 8 Dec 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- SNZ Northern 2017 · 23 Jul 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Mind Games 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Palmerston North 2016 · 25 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Wellington Autumn 2016 · 22 May 2016 — 6 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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 149 rounds, finished ahead 92 times
- Tom Stanton-Barnett — met in 136 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- Lee Stanton-Barnett — met in 134 rounds, finished ahead 82 times
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 blindfolded single — 166 people have one; it is 2.35 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.