People · United States
Ethan Zhu
Pyraminx · top 48.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023ZHUE01
Ethan Zhu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 9.46, set at Vermont Newcomers 2025, puts him in the top 48.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,110th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 32 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.78 in April 2023 to 24.01, a 40% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 9.46 | 14.52 | top 48.7% | 14,110 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 24.01 | 29.84 | top 50.4% | 29,399 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 8.39 | 11.29 | top 70.2% | 29,009 / 40,951 |
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
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-30 3×3: 24.01 at Jay Peak Cubikon 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Panthers Cube Day 2023. A 39.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vermont Newcomers 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Jay Peak Cubikon 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Panthers Cube Day 2023 · 22 Apr 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.
- Derek White — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charles Amarello — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucy LaRock — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.