People · United Kingdom
Mathew Carter
3×3 · top 35.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023CART08
Mathew Carter has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.42, set at Falkirk Open 2026, puts him in the top 35.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,389th in the United Kingdom. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 115 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.11 in July 2023 to 18.42, a 44% improvement. Mathew has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.42 | 20.39 | top 35.4% | 2,389 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.26 | 13.55 | top 38.4% | 1,548 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 5.16 | 7.26 | top 41.3% | 2,166 / 4,895 | |
| Skewb | 10.61 | 12.39 | top 58.6% | 1,403 / 2,421 | |
| Clock | 19.01 | — | early days — 3 solves | 792 / 1,232 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.00 | 1:35.43 | top 62.1% | 1,355 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.11 | 47.08 | top 65.4% | 1,118 / 1,851 |
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
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.42 at Falkirk Open 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Falkirk Open 2026.
- 30 May 2025Six personal bests in one day at Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025.
- 27 Jan 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.70 at Edinburgh Winter 2024.
- 22 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Glasgow Autumn 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023First competition: Edinburgh Summer 2023. A 33.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Falkirk Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Glasgow Autumn 2023 · 22 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 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.
- Shiraz Malik — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Bella Campbell — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jamie Haazen — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.42 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.