People · United States
Ethan Stephens
Skewb · top 35.9% of 74,164 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017STEP05
Ethan Stephens has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 7.28, set at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2018, puts him in the top 35.9% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,174th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since September 2017, he has put 129 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 52.15 in September 2017 to 23.98, a 54% improvement. Ethan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 7.28 | 14.57 | top 35.9% | 6,174 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.61 | 14.92 | top 41.5% | 12,087 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 23.98 | 28.61 | top 50.4% | 29,828 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 6.65 | 8.65 | top 57.5% | 23,933 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.88 | 1:07.85 | top 78.4% | 11,682 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 2:05.58 | 2:30.15 | top 84.2% | 16,040 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 3:46.55 | — | top 87.6% | 7,196 / 8,026 |
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
- 31 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Charleston Spring 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-30 3×3: 25.37 at Whale Sounds 2018.
- 30 Sep 2017First competition: South Carolina 2017. A 52.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Carolina Cubers United 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2018 · 13 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Charleston Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Fruit Salad 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Hendersonville Winter 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Whale Sounds 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Classic City Spooks 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- South Carolina 2017 · 30 Sep 2017
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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Katie Hull — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Matthew Feldmann — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.