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Ethan Thornton

2×2 · top 25.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023THOR11

Ethan Thornton has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.90, set at Solving by the Shannon 2023, puts him in the top 25.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 328th in Ireland. Across 3 competitions since July 2023, he has put 64 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Ethan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 25.2% of 186,767 all-time
3.90
signature single · Solving by the Shannon 2023
64
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingIreland
2×23.909.10
top 25.2%328 / 1,163
3×319.8723.90
top 39.6%556 / 1,427
Pyraminx12.9720.17
top 72.7%707 / 911
4×41:57.70
top 80.6%436 / 579
Megaminx3:40.44
early days — 1 solve262 / 283
3×3 one-handed1:18.17
early days — 2 solves403 / 448

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

Solving by the Shannon 2023: 19.87Tuam Winter 2023: 22.17Gort-a Go Fast 2024: 20.6019.8722.1722 Jul 202327 Jan 2024

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
  • A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.87 away.

Targets move as he improves.