People · New Zealand
Ethan Suppiah
2×2 · top 2.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022SUPP01
Ethan Suppiah has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.45, set at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 65th in New Zealand. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since April 2022, he has put 405 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.91 in December 2022 to 9.77, a 42% improvement. Ethan has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.45 | 2.90 | top 2.0% | 65 / 1,627 | |
| Clock | 5.74 | 7.05 | top 6.4% | 36 / 319 | |
| 3×3 | 9.77 | 11.57 | top 6.9% | 155 / 2,145 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.84 | 6.83 | top 12.2% | 173 / 1,149 | |
| 4×4 | 43.61 | 55.42 | top 16.6% | 120 / 745 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.41 | 30.27 | top 32.7% | 180 / 607 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.96 | 2:16.42 | top 51.2% | 177 / 364 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 12 Dec 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.77 at New Zealand Nationals 2025.
- 12 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024.
- 28 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.41 at Auckland Matariki Open 2024.
- 27 Oct 2023Five personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2023.
Competitions
- Dualling in Milford 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Winter Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Beachside Auckland 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- 2x2 in Tāmaki Makaurau 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Puzzling Papatoetoe 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2024 · 19 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Auckland Matariki Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Get Even Mt Eden 2022 · 9 Apr 2022
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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Lachlan Gibson — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Richard Yiheng Tao — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,444 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.