People · United States
Mat Taylor
Pyraminx · top 10.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018TAYL19
Mat Taylor has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.61, set at Swoop in and Solve Oxford 2023, puts him in the top 10.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,834th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since June 2018, he has put 132 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.35 in June 2018 to 12.42, a 49% improvement. Mat has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 4.61 | 6.42 | top 10.9% | 2,834 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.81 | 4.28 | top 12.1% | 4,777 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.12 | 23.62 | top 12.9% | 1,665 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 12.42 | 13.60 | top 15.3% | 8,217 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | — | top 20.4% | 446 / 2,040 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.50 | 2:17.45 | top 42.9% | 3,121 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.69 | 1:21.07 | top 49.5% | 8,310 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 6 cubes · 38:04 | — | early days — 1 solve | 586 / 731 | |
| Skewb | 16.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 16,125 / 18,907 |
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
- 17 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Swoop in and Solve Oxford 2023.
- 30 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.79 at Cubing For Kyle 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Cubing For Kyle 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.11 at Florence Winter 2019.
- 24 Jun 2018First competition: Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018. A 24.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Morrow Quiet Mania 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Swoop in and Solve Oxford 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Wildcat Spring 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing For Kyle 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Florence Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018 · 24 Jun 2018
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.
- Nolan Wood — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Van Laningham — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Garrett — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.