People · Kenya
Ethan Thei
2×2 · top 55.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025THEI02
Ethan Thei has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 6.50, set at Nairobi Twist & Turn 2026, puts him in the top 55.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 74th in Kenya. Across 2 competitions since March 2025, he has put 44 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 14.82 in March 2025 to 6.50, a 56% improvement. Ethan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 6.50 | 7.42 | top 55.9% | 74 / 217 | |
| 3×3 | 27.61 | 34.50 | top 58.1% | 125 / 356 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 56.56 | 1:20.70 | top 81.8% | 29 / 47 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.83 | 18.96 | top 84.6% | 102 / 148 | |
| Skewb | 18.36 | 42.20 | top 86.8% | 15 / 26 | |
| 4×4 | 2:39.57 | 3:08.38 | top 93.7% | 40 / 49 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026First sub-30 3×3: 27.61 at Nairobi Twist & Turn 2026.
- 1 Mar 2025First competition: Gigiri Cubing Open AM 2025. A 38.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nairobi Twist & Turn 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Gigiri Cubing Open AM 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
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.
- Eman Kabiru — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Kiplimo — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eliam Kiprono Thei — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.