People · Australia
Ethan Yuran Niu
2×2 · top 36.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025NIUE01
Ethan Yuran Niu has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.76, set at Spark Melbourne February 2025, puts him in the top 36.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,905th in Australia. Across 3 competitions since January 2025, he has put 43 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 11.09 in January 2025 to 4.76, a 57% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.76 | 7.94 | top 36.3% | 2,905 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 28.68 | 33.01 | top 60.3% | 6,715 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.79 | 18.79 | top 81.1% | 5,032 / 6,109 | |
| Skewb | 22.81 | 26.43 | top 93.1% | 3,362 / 3,589 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 31 May 2025First sub-30 3×3: 28.68 at VIC State Championship 2025.
- 24 Jan 2025First competition: Melbourne Summer 2025. A 37.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- VIC State Championship 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Spark Melbourne February 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025
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.
- Charlie Handley — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tommy Kiprillis — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Wakelin — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 151,957 people have one; it is 3.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.