People · United States
Elijah Matzke
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023MATZ02
Elijah Matzke has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.02, set at Fleur-de-Lis Fall LA 2024, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,624th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2023, he has put 329 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.02 in November 2023 to 8.02, a 27% improvement. Elijah has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.02 | 9.59 | top 2.8% | 1,624 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 4.31 | top 8.5% | 3,352 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 40.72 | 50.33 | top 12.9% | 1,918 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 7.65 | 9.89 | top 13.6% | 1,037 / 8,927 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.13 | 8.40 | top 14.0% | 3,665 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.80 | 34.71 | top 36.3% | 4,797 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.03 | 2:17.95 | top 54.9% | 4,634 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,178 / 2,040 | |
| Megaminx | 2:39.75 | — | top 65.9% | 5,046 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 14.49 | 17.81 | top 76.6% | 14,569 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 1:30.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,476 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 7:51.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,083 / 4,196 |
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
- 14 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Fleur-de-Lis Fall LA 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Louisiana Championship 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.74 at Bayou Big Cubes 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bayou Big Cubes 2024.
- 5 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Baton Rouge Winter 2024.
- 24 Nov 2023First competition: Fleur-de-Lis Fall LA 2023. A 12.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- South East Louisiana Open 2025 · 12 Apr 2025
- New Orleans 2024 · 2 Nov 2024
- Fleur-de-Lis Fall LA 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cajun Cube Clash 2024 · 5 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Louisiana Championship 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Red Stick Spring 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bayou Big Cubes 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Baton Rouge Winter 2024 · 5 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Fleur-de-Lis Fall LA 2023 · 24 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ordway Persyn — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- RJ Gohn — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Teri McAcy — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.