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Ethan Zhang
Pyraminx · top 8.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022ZHAN05
Ethan Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.07, set at CubingUSA Western Championship 2023, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,050th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2022, he has put 110 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.75 in April 2022 to 11.04, a 30% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.07 | 7.32 | top 8.0% | 2,050 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.04 | 12.54 | top 10.6% | 5,735 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.95 | 4.96 | top 25.9% | 10,161 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 26.11 | 35.31 | top 41.7% | 2,709 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 9.65 | 10.46 | top 52.7% | 9,509 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,377 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,303 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:55.02 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,607 / 7,841 |
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
- 12 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.30 at Berkeley Spring 2023.
- 3 Apr 2022First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 AM 2022. A 15.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 64 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 · 30 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2023 · 12 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 AM 2022 · 3 Apr 2022
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.
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Stanley Tran — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Mendelson — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.