People · New Zealand
Ethan Tan
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023TANE06
Ethan Tan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.30, set at Auckland Matariki Open 2024, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 99th in New Zealand. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2023, he has put 264 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.76 in May 2023 to 8.30, a 23% improvement. Ethan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.30 | 10.44 | top 3.3% | 99 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.44 | 6.22 | top 5.2% | 89 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 3.93 | top 8.3% | 179 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.46 | 27.63 | top 21.7% | 123 / 600 | |
| Skewb | 12.04 | 18.78 | top 66.2% | 462 / 666 |
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
- 27 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.56 at NZ North Island Championship 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023.
- 13 May 2023First competition: Auckland Autumn 2023. A 12.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Springing into Auckland 2024 · 12 Oct 2024
- Auckland Matariki Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Te Atatū Newcomers Open 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 2 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.
- Elyas Eyou — met in 54 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon Harris — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jesse Brooke — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.