People · China
Ethan Rao
3×3 · top 28.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022RAOE01
Ethan Rao has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.13, set at Brisbane Summer 2023, puts him in the top 28.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,459th in China. Across 5 competitions since July 2022, he has put 78 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.99 in July 2022 to 16.13, a 30% 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 | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.13 | 20.74 | top 28.2% | 10,459 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 9.65 | 12.05 | top 52.7% | 2,951 / 5,004 | |
| 2×2 | 8.19 | 10.94 | top 69.0% | 11,369 / 15,796 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.23 | 16.42 | top 74.1% | 7,390 / 10,224 | |
| 4×4 | 1:49.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,559 / 5,926 |
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
- 4 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Summer 2023.
- 15 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022.
- 27 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.07 at Northside Spring Sunday 2022.
- 23 Jul 2022First competition: Queensland Open 2022. A 22.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brisbane Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Northside Spring Sunday 2022 · 27 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Runaway Bay Sunday Challenge 2022 · 4 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Queensland Open 2022 · 23 Jul 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.
- Milan Chandler — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lewis Huang — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Callum Prowse — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.