People · New Zealand
Ethan Xu
3×3 · top 8.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2021 · 2021XUET01
Ethan Xu has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.45, set at New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 199th in New Zealand. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2021, he has put 104 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.45 in May 2021 to 10.45, a 28% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.45 | 13.15 | top 8.9% | 199 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 2.73 | 4.07 | top 11.3% | 224 / 1,627 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.73 | 23.89 | top 22.6% | 125 / 607 | |
| Skewb | 6.69 | 7.93 | top 31.3% | 236 / 670 | |
| 4×4 | 56.34 | 1:09.81 | top 32.4% | 209 / 745 | |
| Square-1 | 24.44 | 26.11 | top 38.0% | 113 / 254 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.70 | — | early days — 3 solves | 570 / 1,149 | |
| Clock | 19.90 | 21.79 | top 64.4% | 232 / 319 | |
| Megaminx | 2:43.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 214 / 284 |
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
- 13 Aug 2021Five personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2021.
- 15 May 2021First competition: Palmerston North 2021. A 16.16 3×3 single to start from.
- 15 May 2021First sub-15 3×3: 14.45 at Palmerston North 2021.
Competitions
- New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 · 13 Aug 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Palmerston North 2021 · 15 May 2021 — 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.
- Jack Maddigan — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Chris Mills — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alexander Vujcich — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.