People · New Zealand
Ethan Zhong
3×3 · top 29.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026ZHON05
Ethan Zhong has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.66, set at GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 29.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 611th in New Zealand. Across 3 competitions since March 2026, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 21% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.01 in March 2026 to 16.66, a 38% improvement. Ethan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.66 | 22.55 | top 29.9% | 611 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.32 | 15.30 | top 62.8% | 788 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 8.40 | 9.92 | top 70.2% | 1,159 / 1,615 |
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 Jul 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.66 at GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026.
- 10 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026.
- 29 Mar 2026First competition: NZ Cubing Heptathlon 2026. A 27.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Wellington Autumn 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ Cubing Heptathlon 2026 · 29 Mar 2026
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.
- Terence Brown — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tom Nelson — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 68,530 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.