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Matin Ghaleghovand (متین قلعه قوند)

2×2 · top 20.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2014 · 2014GHAL01

Matin Ghaleghovand (متین قلعه قوند) has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.50, set at Iran Nationals 2016, puts him in the top 20.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 153rd in Iran. Across 8 competitions since September 2014, he has put 89 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:35.43 in September 2014 to 29.83, a 69% improvement. Matin has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 20.2% of 186,767 all-time
3.50
signature single · Iran Nationals 2016
89
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingIran
2×23.508.42
top 20.2%153 / 856
3×329.8336.68
top 62.2%878 / 1,569
Pyraminx15.7229.09
top 84.3%380 / 500

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

Beheshti Cubing Days 2014: 1:35.43Parax Cubecomp 2015: 49.09IranPuzzle Cube Challenge 2015: 59.08Iran Open 2016: 38.84Iran Grand Prix 2016: 40.73Iran Nationals 2016: 29.83Iran Open 2017: 33.58Chekaad Summer 2017: 31.8429.831:35.4311 Sep 201418 Aug 2017

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
  • A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 4.83 away.

Targets move as he improves.