People · Australia
Ethan Zhang
3×3 · top 33.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024ZHAE04
Ethan Zhang has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.91, set at Australian Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 33.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,237th in Australia. Across 11 competitions since November 2024, he has put 144 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.20 in November 2024 to 17.91, a 60% improvement. Ethan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.91 | 21.93 | top 33.8% | 3,237 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 5.45 | 7.72 | top 44.8% | 3,520 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.35 | 16.36 | top 63.0% | 3,751 / 5,993 |
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
- 23 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.07 at Spark Melbourne Autumn Saturday 2026.
- 22 Feb 2025First sub-30 3×3: 28.62 at Spark Melbourne February 2025.
- 30 Nov 2024First competition: Melbourne Cube Days 2024. A 45.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Spark Melbourne Autumn Saturday 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- North-East Melbourne March Sunday 2026 · 8 Mar 2026
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
- Melbourne Cube Days 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Puzzling Pakenham Saturday 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Spark Melbourne July 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- VIC State Championship 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Spark Melbourne February 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2024 · 30 Nov 2024
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.
- Henry Tran — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Stan Wilson — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nicholas Allen Crow — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.91 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.