People · United States
Ethan Short
3×3 · top 3.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022SHOR06
Ethan Short has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.58, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,256th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since December 2022, he has put 69 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.55 in December 2022 to 8.58, a 10% improvement. Ethan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.58 | 10.01 | top 3.9% | 2,256 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 3.93 | top 14.3% | 5,693 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.38 | 8.77 | top 22.9% | 6,284 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 6.30 | 13.92 | top 28.2% | 4,666 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 53.35 | 57.14 | top 28.9% | 4,546 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 28.86 | 35.40 | top 47.3% | 3,126 / 6,846 |
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
- 27 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 17 Dec 2022First competition: Pittsburgh Fall 2022. A 9.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Fall 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Addy Coolidge — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Darshan Bhavanasi — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zach Ridall — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.