People · United States
Ethan Tran
3×3 · top 6.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018TRAN07
Ethan Tran has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.80, set at Fort Worth Fall Fiesta 2019, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,782nd in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2018, he has put 126 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.07 in August 2018 to 9.80, a 43% improvement. Ethan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.80 | 11.65 | top 6.9% | 3,782 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 3.54 | top 8.0% | 3,139 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.99 | 7.15 | top 13.1% | 3,413 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.61 | 31.84 | top 40.9% | 5,474 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,347 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 36.18 | 49.73 | top 60.2% | 3,968 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 11.37 | 13.42 | top 62.8% | 11,641 / 18,907 |
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
- 16 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at DFW Megacomp 2024.
- 9 Nov 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Fort Worth Fall Fiesta 2019.
- 9 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Fort Worth Fall Fiesta 2019.
- 10 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.99 at Trinity Valley Open 2018.
- 30 Jun 2018First competition: DFW Cubing Fiesta June 2018.
Competitions
- DFW Megacomp 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Fort Worth Fall Fiesta 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Trinity Valley Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta August 2018 · 11 Aug 2018
- DFW Cubing Fiesta June 2018 · 30 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.
- Andres Rodriguez — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Fletcher Berry — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Azhar Virani — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.80 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.