People · Australia
Ethan Zhiming Richards
2×2 · top 34.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024RICH21
Ethan Zhiming Richards has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.58, set at Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026, puts him in the top 34.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,722nd in Australia. Across 5 competitions since August 2024, he has put 76 official solves on the record across eleven events. 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.58 | 6.72 | top 34.0% | 2,722 / 8,727 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.32 | 15.38 | top 47.6% | 2,713 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 | 24.34 | 27.03 | top 51.2% | 5,434 / 11,943 | |
| Skewb | 9.73 | 11.96 | top 53.3% | 1,757 / 3,589 | |
| 5×5 | 2:47.74 | 3:19.10 | top 73.8% | 1,078 / 1,412 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.97 | 1:53.54 | top 74.5% | 2,237 / 3,108 | |
| Square-1 | 53.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 768 / 920 | |
| Clock | 28.68 | — | early days — 3 solves | 954 / 1,159 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:21.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,508 / 2,685 | |
| 6×6 | 6:57.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 626 / 667 | |
| 7×7 | 12:07.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 524 / 540 |
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 Aug 2024First competition: Puzzling Parramatta 2024. A 25.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026 · 2 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Sydney 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds X: Winter Sunday 2026 · 30 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Puzzling Parramatta 2024 · 10 Aug 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.
- Emerson Owen — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- James Kirschner — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thomas Tinlin — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.