People · Uganda
Ethan Tyaba Kigundu
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023TTYA01
Ethan Tyaba Kigundu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.92, set at Michigan Mini 38 2025, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Uganda. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2023, he has put 126 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.30 in August 2023 to 9.92, a 12% improvement. Ethan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.92 | 13.09 | top 7.2% | 1 / 30 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.02 | 12.10 | top 20.2% | 1 / 8 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 6.27 | top 27.6% | 3 / 13 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.83 | 1:20.91 | top 43.8% | 2 / 10 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.37 | 2:56.21 | top 56.2% | 1 / 5 | |
| Clock | 21.56 | 24.71 | top 68.9% | 1 / 1 | |
| Skewb | 17.04 | 18.40 | top 84.1% | 3 / 5 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:01.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1 / 1 |
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
- 8 Dec 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Michigan Mini 38 2025.
- 8 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Mini 38 2025.
- 19 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2025.
- 1 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Uganda Cubing Open 2025.
- 5 Aug 2023First competition: Bolton Summer 2023. A 11.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 38 2025 · 8 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Uganda Cubing Open 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bolton Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 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.
- Daniel Evans — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Danny Morgan — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hugo Feng Yang — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.