People · Philippines
Ethan Z-Jon B. Potpotan
3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023POTP01
Ethan Z-Jon B. Potpotan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.66, set at Philippine Championship 2024, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 192nd in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since April 2023, he has put 344 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.93 in April 2023 to 7.66, a 52% improvement. Ethan has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.66 | 9.80 | top 2.2% | 192 / 6,270 | |
| 4×4 | 33.27 | 37.09 | top 5.2% | 119 / 2,135 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.66 | 1:14.33 | top 9.4% | 101 / 928 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.55 | 19.26 | top 13.9% | 346 / 2,440 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.48 | 1:21.15 | top 19.6% | 139 / 690 | |
| 6×6 | 2:23.19 | 2:25.39 | top 22.1% | 83 / 298 | |
| 7×7 | 3:46.51 | 3:51.90 | top 25.9% | 84 / 275 | |
| 2×2 | 4.47 | 5.08 | top 32.5% | 1,610 / 4,257 |
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
- 5 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Central Luzon Championship 2024.
- 5 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Philippine Championship 2024.
- 28 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.23 at Elyu Cube Clash 2024.
- 4 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at WCC Speedcubing Open 2023.
- 30 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.80 at Vista Verde Speedcubing 2023.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Metro Speedcubing Open 2023. A 15.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Philippine Championship 2025 · 19 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Baguio Speedcubing Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025
- CaMaNaVa Year-End Blast 2024 · 29 Dec 2024
- Central Luzon Championship 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2024 · 5 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Elyu Cube Clash 2024 · 28 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Caloocan Year-End Blast 2023 · 29 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Caloocan Cube Fest 2023 · 8 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Baguio Speedcubing Open 2023 · 20 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- San Mateo Speedcubing Open 2023 · 18 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open II 2023 · 11 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- WCC Speedcubing Open 2023 · 4 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Vista Verde Speedcubing 2023 · 30 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2023 · 8 Apr 2023
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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Louie Jay Quibote — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 3.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.