People · New Zealand
Matt Ewart
Pyraminx · top 2.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022EWAR01
Matt Ewart has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.67, set at Palmerston North 2023, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 61st in New Zealand. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2022, he has put 290 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.16 in September 2022 to 2.90, a 64% improvement. Matt has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.67 | 5.79 | top 2.6% | 61 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 9.46 | 12.82 | top 6.0% | 136 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 2.90 | 4.31 | top 13.1% | 256 / 1,615 | |
| Clock | 9.14 | 10.13 | top 20.7% | 82 / 303 | |
| 4×4 | 49.60 | 59.40 | top 24.2% | 169 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.77 | 25.31 | top 28.1% | 152 / 600 | |
| Square-1 | 23.24 | 24.57 | top 35.3% | 104 / 251 | |
| Skewb | 8.43 | 11.62 | top 44.5% | 324 / 666 | |
| 5×5 | 2:12.68 | 2:27.85 | top 56.9% | 195 / 355 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 81 / 111 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
- 16 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.80 at Palmerston North 2023.
- 16 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.46 at Palmerston North 2023.
- 16 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Palmerston North 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.85 at Wellington Summer 2023.
Competitions
- Palmerston North 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Welcome to Wellington 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Half Turns Hataitai 2023 · 7 Oct 2023
- Palmerston North 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Wellington Summer 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2022 · 2 Sep 2022
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.
- Jack McDougall — met in 60 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Luke Deane-Freeman — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.