People · South Africa
Ethan Pillay
Pyraminx · top 44.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023PILL05
Ethan Pillay has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.95, set at CubingZA Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 44.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 349th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since June 2023, he has put 54 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:34.55 in June 2023 to 39.06, a 59% 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.95 | 12.84 | top 44.4% | 349 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 5.56 | 13.43 | top 46.0% | 500 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 39.06 | 41.89 | top 75.8% | 1,396 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 16.42 | 23.09 | top 82.5% | 337 / 438 | |
| Clock | 41.16 | 44.92 | top 93.8% | 136 / 148 |
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
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025First sub-60 3×3: 39.06 at CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025.
- 16 Jun 2023First competition: CubingZA National Championship 2023. A 1:34.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023
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.
- Ruben Grobler — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yash Naidu — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Marike Faught — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.