People · United States
Ethan Willis
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016WILL09
Ethan Willis has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.38, set at Rocket City 2.0 2017, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,217th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2016, he has put 165 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.75 in April 2016 to 9.38, a 55% 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 | 9.38 | 11.39 | top 5.8% | 3,217 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.27 | 3.88 | top 6.8% | 2,687 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.05 | 40.25 | top 37.0% | 4,903 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.43 | 1:16.33 | top 42.2% | 6,942 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 8.76 | 12.75 | top 46.8% | 8,285 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.86 | 13.12 | top 59.5% | 17,464 / 28,708 |
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
- 14 Oct 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.38 at Rocket City 2.0 2017.
- 14 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at Rocket City 2.0 2017.
- 8 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Rocket City 2017.
- 11 Mar 2017First sub-20 3×3: 11.95 at Music City Speedsolving 2017.
- 11 Mar 2017First sub-15 3×3: 11.95 at Music City Speedsolving 2017.
- 11 Mar 2017Four personal bests in one day at Music City Speedsolving 2017.
Competitions
- Grind City 2018 · 17 Feb 2018
- Rocket City 2.0 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Rocket City 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Alpharetta Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 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.
- Katie Hull — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Eli Parker — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.