People · United States
Ethan Steffes
3×3 · top 0.93% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024STEF08
Ethan Steffes has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.59, set at Madison Manor Warmup 2025, puts him in the top 0.93% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 586th in the United States. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since June 2024, he has put 70 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.83 in June 2024 to 6.59, a 25% 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 | 6.59 | 7.86 | top 0.93% | 586 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 2.43 | 3.97 | top 2.6% | 394 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.12 | 20.11 | top 10.5% | 1,384 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 3.47 | top 13.0% | 5,116 / 40,951 |
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
- 23 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Madison Manor Warmup 2025.
- 1 Jun 2024First competition: Wisconsin Qualifier 2024. A 10.33 3×3 single to start from.
- 1 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.24 at Wisconsin Qualifier 2024.
- 1 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Wisconsin Qualifier 2024.
Competitions
- Madison Manor Warmup 2025 · 23 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Wisconsin Qualifier 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Lucas Lippman-Bruno — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Sebastian Carrillo — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Carter Kucala — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.