People · United States
Ethan Varn
3×3 · top 7.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017VARN01
Ethan Varn has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.93, set at Gator Cubing Spring Open 2019, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,991st in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2017, he has put 76 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.52 in July 2017 to 9.93, a 54% 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 | 9.93 | 10.95 | top 7.3% | 3,991 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.03 | 18.88 | top 10.3% | 1,365 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 47.42 | 49.90 | top 21.4% | 3,245 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 5.13 | top 25.2% | 9,893 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.22 | 1:39.67 | top 28.3% | 2,221 / 9,401 |
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
- 4 May 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Gator Cubing Spring Open 2019.
- 4 May 2019Six personal bests in one day at Gator Cubing Spring Open 2019.
- 20 Jan 2018First sub-20 3×3: 13.33 at Winter Warmup 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.33 at Winter Warmup 2018.
- 29 Jul 2017First competition: Cubing Knights 2017. A 21.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Gator Cubing Spring Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Winter Warmup 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights 2017 · 29 Jul 2017
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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Katie Hull — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tommy Cherry — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.