People · United States
Ethan Spanierman
2×2 · top 14.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014SPAN02
Ethan Spanierman has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.04, set at UMass ODS Fall 2016, puts him in the top 14.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,760th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since December 2014, he has put 82 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% 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 32.17 in December 2014 to 13.16, a 59% improvement. Ethan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.04 | 4.63 | top 14.7% | 5,760 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.16 | 15.73 | top 18.0% | 9,626 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.76 | 8.17 | top 31.8% | 5,273 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.37 | 9.62 | top 39.4% | 11,262 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.49 | 55.89 | top 64.6% | 9,172 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,415 / 19,072 |
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
- 21 Nov 2015First sub-20 3×3: 14.66 at Manhasset Fall 2015.
- 21 Nov 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.66 at Manhasset Fall 2015.
- 7 Mar 2015First sub-30 3×3: 25.55 at River Hill Winter 2015.
- 13 Dec 2014First competition: Red Cross Cubing Open 2014. A 32.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- UMass ODS Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Severna Park Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Manhasset Spring 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Manhasset Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Winter 2015 · 7 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014
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.
- Livia Kleiner — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Corey Sakowski — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dana Yi — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.