People · United States
Ethan Strader
2×2 · top 8.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023STRA17
Ethan Strader has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.48, set at Appalachian Highlands TN 2024, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,487th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2023, he has put 231 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.96 in June 2023 to 18.27, a 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.48 | 4.99 | top 8.8% | 3,487 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.45 | 5.29 | top 10.0% | 2,637 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 6.92 | 9.84 | top 33.1% | 5,628 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 18.27 | 21.14 | top 35.0% | 19,830 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 12.58 | 13.95 | top 37.7% | 3,064 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.89 | 1:24.46 | top 50.6% | 8,669 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.29 | — | top 67.4% | 5,983 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.11 | 53.12 | top 72.9% | 10,674 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 3:13.98 | — | top 79.1% | 6,367 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.89 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,758 / 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
- 24 May 2025Seven personal bests in one day at North Carolina Championship 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Appalachian Highlands TN 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024.
- 9 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.06 at Concord Summer 2024.
- 9 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Concord Summer 2024.
- 25 Jun 2023First competition: Concord Summer 2023. A 27.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Carolina Championship 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- NCSU Wolfpack 2024 · 10 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Appalachian Highlands TN 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Concord Summer 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2023 · 10 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- North Carolina Championship 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Concord Summer 2023 · 25 Jun 2023
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.
- Breylan Ouellette — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Katie Hull — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Orion Leavitt-Lytle — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.