People · United States
Matt DiPalma
2×2 · top 4.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2011 · 2011DIPA01
Matt DiPalma has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.97, set at St. Joseph's College Summer 2012, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,814th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since May 2011, he has put 212 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.47 in May 2011 to 11.86, a 49% improvement. Matt has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.97 | 4.48 | top 4.5% | 1,814 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.60 | 20.00 | top 11.6% | 1,516 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 11.86 | 14.23 | top 13.4% | 7,195 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.02 | 1:26.45 | top 41.8% | 6,856 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:30.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,546 / 2,092 |
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
- 12 Jan 2013Three personal bests in one day at Monmouth County Open 2013.
- 18 Aug 2012Four personal bests in one day at St. Joseph's College Summer 2012.
- 29 Apr 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.13 at Yale Spring 2012.
- 29 Apr 2012Four personal bests in one day at Yale Spring 2012.
- 10 Sep 2011First sub-20 3×3: 19.27 at Yale Fall 2011.
- 28 May 2011First competition: Captain's Cove competition 2011. A 23.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MIT Spring 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Yale Spring 2015 · 4 Apr 2015
- Williams Winter 2014 · 1 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- CCFC Fall 2013 · 21 Sep 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Monmouth County Open 2013 · 12 Jan 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's College Summer 2012 · 18 Aug 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Captain's Cove competition 2012 · 26 May 2012
- Yale Spring 2012 · 29 Apr 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Newark Head to Head 2012 · 25 Feb 2012
- Yale Fall 2011 · 10 Sep 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Captain's Cove competition 2011 · 28 May 2011
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.
- Dan Selzer — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Zach Goldman — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Eric Zhao — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.