People · Australia
Ethan Tan
2×2 · top 8.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018TANE03
Ethan Tan has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at Melbourne Summer 2020, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 671st in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2018, he has put 123 official solves on the record across ten events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.01 in June 2018 to 2.47, a 59% improvement. Ethan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 4.04 | top 8.7% | 671 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 12.46 | 14.05 | top 15.6% | 1,420 / 11,943 | |
| 4×4 | 45.86 | 50.00 | top 19.5% | 483 / 3,108 | |
| Skewb | 5.48 | 9.76 | top 21.9% | 583 / 3,589 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.53 | 1:34.23 | top 22.1% | 302 / 1,412 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.08 | 1:53.92 | top 38.9% | 492 / 1,313 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.04 | 10.57 | top 45.2% | 2,556 / 6,109 | |
| 6×6 | 3:18.83 | 3:36.40 | top 50.0% | 314 / 667 | |
| 7×7 | 5:16.59 | 5:39.98 | early days — 3 solves | 283 / 540 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,426 / 2,685 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2020.
- 11 Jul 2019First sub-20 3×3: 12.46 at WCA World Championship 2019.
- 11 Jul 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.46 at WCA World Championship 2019.
- 11 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at WCA World Championship 2019.
- 2 Jun 2018First competition: Melbourne Winter 2018. A 20.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Summer 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Koalafication Melbourne 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter 2018 · 2 Jun 2018
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.
- Riley Dexter — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Oscar Watson — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tommy Kiprillis — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.