People · Kenya
Mathias Ile
3×3 · top 4.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024ILEM01
Mathias Ile has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.77, set at Nairobi Big and OH 2026, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Kenya. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2024, he has put 59 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.82 in October 2024 to 8.77, a 45% improvement. Mathias 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 | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.77 | 10.49 | top 4.3% | 3 / 356 |
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
- 28 Jun 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Kenya Legacy Twist 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.22 at Gigiri Cubing Open AM 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024First competition: Mashujaa Mega Open 2024. A 15.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nairobi Twist & Turn 2026 · 22 Aug 2026
- Nairobi Big and OH 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Nairobi Cubes 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Kenya Legacy Twist 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Gigiri Cubing Open AM 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Mashujaa Mega Open 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
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.
- Eman Kabiru — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Imani Ritho — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.