People · United States
Ethan Vander Plaats
Pyraminx · top 1.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023PLAA01
Ethan Vander Plaats has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.12, set at SacCubing XIX 2025, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 369th in the United States. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2023, he has put 231 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.48 in May 2023 to 7.52, a 44% improvement. Ethan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.12 | 3.48 | top 1.4% | 369 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 7.52 | 9.13 | top 2.0% | 1,190 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 2.81 | top 7.5% | 2,957 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 3.65 | 7.18 | top 8.6% | 1,328 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 43.20 | 48.13 | top 16.0% | 2,433 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.42 | 23.41 | top 16.2% | 2,087 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 38.44 | 53.05 | top 63.4% | 4,180 / 6,743 |
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
- 20 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at SacCubing XVI 2024.
- 1 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023.
- 6 May 2023First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 46 Live - SSF 2023. A 13.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SacCubing XIX 2025 · 19 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XVIII 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Folsom Summer 2024 · 7 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XVI 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023 · 1 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XV 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 46 Live - SSF 2023 · 6 May 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.
- Sebastian Stone — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Micah Yeo — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Lucas Aubin — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.