People · Australia
Ethan Zhou
3×3 · top 10.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ZHOU21
Ethan Zhou has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.05, set at Australian Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 10.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 967th in Australia. Across 7 competitions since September 2023, he has put 230 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.61 in September 2023 to 11.05, a 53% improvement. Ethan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 11.05 | 12.49 | top 10.7% | 967 / 11,943 | |
| 2×2 | 3.01 | 4.93 | top 14.4% | 1,124 / 8,727 | |
| Skewb | 5.51 | 7.81 | top 22.1% | 596 / 3,589 | |
| 4×4 | 50.24 | 53.27 | top 25.1% | 647 / 3,108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.80 | 25.32 | top 31.0% | 712 / 2,685 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.59 | 1:42.67 | top 31.2% | 392 / 1,313 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 9.32 | top 32.2% | 1,726 / 6,109 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.81 | — | top 55.5% | 787 / 1,412 | |
| Square-1 | 38.24 | 50.66 | top 63.2% | 625 / 920 |
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
- 2 Oct 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 11 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at QLD State Championship 2025.
- 1 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Summer 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.25 at Speedy Southport 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Speedy Southport 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.78 at QUT Qube Challenge Saturday 2023.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- QLD State Championship 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Brisbane Newcomers 2025 · 2 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Brisbane Summer 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedy Southport 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- QUT Qube Challenge Saturday 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- U Cube at UQ Sunday 2023 · 3 Sep 2023
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.
- Jamie Otsu — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nate Garthon — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Joshua Ban — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.05 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.