People · United States
Ethien D. Baud
3×3 · top 6.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023BAUD01
Ethien D. Baud has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.58, set at Fitchburg Spring 2026, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,491st in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since February 2023, he has put 191 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.09 in April 2023 to 9.58, a 63% improvement. Ethien has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.58 | 12.37 | top 6.3% | 3,491 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.46 | 4.19 | top 19.7% | 7,726 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.89 | 11.46 | top 27.0% | 7,393 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.05 | 53.31 | top 66.8% | 9,513 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 23.28 | 28.22 | top 73.1% | 6,354 / 8,927 |
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
- 30 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Brookline Favorites III 2025.
- 30 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Brookline Favorites III 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.32 at Fitchburg Fingertricks 2025.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.29 at Brookline Favorites 2024.
- 24 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Elm City Kubikon 2023.
- 5 Feb 2023First competition: Fall River Cubikon 2023.
Competitions
- Fitchburg Spring 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- New Hampshire Championship 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- Loon Cubikon NH 2025 · 16 Nov 2025
- Brookline Favorites III 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Orono Open 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Fitchburg Fingertricks 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Brookline Favorites 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Elm City Kubikon 2023 · 24 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- New Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023
- Panthers Cube Day 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Mega Minds in Central Square 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Fall River Cubikon 2023 · 5 Feb 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.
- Charles Amarello — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Derek White — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Durette — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.