People · Israel
Ethan Polonsky
3×3 · top 5.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022POLO01
Ethan Polonsky has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.26, set at Open de Gatineau B 2023, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 162nd in Israel. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2022, he has put 92 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.85 in May 2022 to 9.26, a 22% improvement. Ethan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Israel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.26 | 12.20 | top 5.5% | 162 / 2,022 | |
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 5.45 | top 9.8% | 199 / 1,401 | |
| Clock | 6.86 | 8.32 | top 10.4% | 29 / 252 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.88 | 2:00.55 | top 32.6% | 93 / 263 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.23 | 18.28 | top 62.2% | 665 / 957 |
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 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.26 at Open de Gatineau B 2023.
- 26 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Open de Gatineau B 2023.
- 7 May 2022First competition: Oshawa Favourites 2022. A 11.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Open de Montréal 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- National Capital Region B 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Open de Gatineau B 2023 · 26 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Granite State 2022 · 23 Jul 2022
- Oshawa Favourites 2022 · 7 May 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.
- Jack Chicoine — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Sophie Desgagne — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Eris McElroy — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.