People · United Kingdom
Ethan Stapleton
3×3 · top 16.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025STAP01
Ethan Stapleton has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.72, set at Stevenage September 2026, puts him in the top 16.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,129th in the United Kingdom. Across 3 competitions since October 2025, he has put 34 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.16 in October 2025 to 12.72, a 34% 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.72 | 15.18 | top 16.5% | 1,129 / 6,785 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.34 | 10.43 | top 39.2% | 1,610 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,155 / 1,861 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.39 at Stevenage September 2026.
- 11 Oct 2025First competition: Stevenage October 2025. A 19.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage September 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage October 2025 · 11 Oct 2025
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.
- Chris Bonnello — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sayed Hajaj — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alex Kwok — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.