People · United States
Matt Gossett
2×2 · top 3.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010GOSS01
Matt Gossett has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.78, set at Cubetcha 2016, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,363rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since November 2010, he has put 296 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:14.91 in November 2010 to 12.11, an 84% improvement. Matt has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 1.78 | 3.30 | top 3.5% | 1,363 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.25 | 16.44 | top 6.6% | 905 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 | 12.11 | 13.84 | top 14.3% | 7,637 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.44 | 1:13.80 | top 38.0% | 6,149 / 19,072 |
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
- 31 Jul 2015Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2015.
- 9 May 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.91 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2015.
- 9 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2015.
- 1 Nov 2014First sub-20 3×3: 16.28 at Cubetcha 2014.
- 10 May 2014First sub-30 3×3: 26.96 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2014.
- 20 Feb 2011First sub-60 3×3: 43.33 at Mall of America 2011.
Competitions
- Mini Minnesota Fall 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2019 · 2 Nov 2019
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2017 · 6 May 2017
- Cubetcha 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Winter 2016 · 23 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2015 · 9 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2014 · 1 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2014 · 10 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Mall of America 2011 · 20 Feb 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2010 · 6 Nov 2010
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jedrick Remonde — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Christopher Olson — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.