People · United States
Ethan Zhang
3×3 · top 17.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022ZHAN43
Ethan Zhang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.89, set at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026, puts him in the top 17.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,286th in the United States. Across 9 competitions since September 2022, he has put 217 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.87 in September 2022 to 12.89, a 57% improvement. Ethan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 12.89 | 14.34 | top 17.1% | 9,286 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.30 | 4.09 | top 17.9% | 7,087 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.09 | 10.03 | top 28.6% | 8,018 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 13.75 | 16.08 | top 42.8% | 3,519 / 9,172 | |
| Skewb | 9.28 | 12.40 | top 50.5% | 9,162 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.73 | 36.30 | top 50.7% | 7,074 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.81 | — | top 51.3% | 3,910 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.43 | — | top 54.7% | 9,458 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 3:06.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,395 / 9,537 |
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
- 10 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Penn Cube Day Fall 2026.
- 14 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 2 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.25 at Penn Cube Day Fall 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.33 at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania 2023.
Competitions
- Penn Cube Day Fall 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025 · 30 Aug 2025
- Puzzles in Pottsville 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Penn Cube Day Fall 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2022 · 3 Sep 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.
- Zach Ridall — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ishan Donavalli — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hassan Khanani — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.