People · New Zealand
Ethan Zhong
3×3 · top 26.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026ZHON05
Ethan Zhong has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.63, set at NZ Cubing in the Capital 2026, puts him in the top 26.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 550th in New Zealand. Across 5 competitions since March 2026, he has put 95 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.01 in March 2026 to 15.63, a 42% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.63 | 18.69 | top 26.7% | 550 / 2,145 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.30 | 15.30 | top 55.4% | 709 / 1,149 | |
| 2×2 | 6.97 | 8.07 | top 60.2% | 1,013 / 1,627 |
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
- Solve Well in Wellington 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ Cubing in the Capital 2026 · 13 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- 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.
- Dylan Himmelfarb — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Julian Sico — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 69,370 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.