People · United States
Ethan Tirok
3×3 · top 12.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023TIRO01
Ethan Tirok has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.48, set at Hazlet Fall 2026, puts him in the top 12.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,612th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since October 2023, he has put 57 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. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.91 in October 2023 to 11.48, a 28% improvement. Ethan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.48 | 14.77 | top 12.1% | 6,612 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 49.97 | 51.43 | top 24.8% | 3,838 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:13.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,952 / 9,537 | |
| 2×2 | 7.10 | 7.74 | top 61.3% | 25,601 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.81 | 1:06.35 | top 63.7% | 9,120 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 49.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,085 / 6,846 |
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
- 11 Oct 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.48 at Hazlet Fall 2026.
- 7 Oct 2023First competition: CubingUSA New England Championship 2023. A 15.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hazlet Fall 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hudson Valley 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Angelo Terpening — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mateusz Padlo — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Josh Sanderson — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 9.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.