People · United States
Matt Baldwin
3×3 · top 4.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017BALD02
Matt Baldwin has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.76, set at Ohio State Summer Mini 2026, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,448th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2017, he has put 148 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.07 in September 2017 to 8.76, a 54% improvement. Matt has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.76 | 9.40 | top 4.3% | 2,448 / 60,666 | |
| Square-1 | 10.67 | 12.97 | top 7.3% | 539 / 6,846 | |
| 2×2 | 2.65 | 4.83 | top 10.5% | 4,172 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.63 | 26.37 | top 19.6% | 2,545 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 6.21 | 9.13 | top 27.5% | 4,547 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.09 | 8.06 | top 28.6% | 8,018 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.42 | 1:50.06 | top 33.5% | 2,687 / 9,537 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.49 | 1:09.95 | top 41.3% | 6,833 / 19,354 | |
| 7×7 | 5:47.07 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,979 / 3,236 |
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
- 26 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.76 at Ohio State Summer Mini 2026.
- 26 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Ohio State Summer Mini 2026.
- 31 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at SBU Spring 2019.
- 21 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at New York City Fall 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.54 at New York City Spring 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at New York City Spring 2018.
Competitions
- Oberlin Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 · 25 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State Summer Mini 2026 · 26 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- SBU Spring 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- New York City Fall 2018 · 21 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- North Plainfield Open 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- New York City Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- New York City Winter 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2017 · 23 Sep 2017
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.
- Chris Chi — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Krish Shah-Nathwani — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kymberlyn Calderon — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,557 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.