People · Australia
Matt Jones
3×3 · top 9.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2014 · 2014JONE01
Matt Jones has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.77, set at Cubing Classic 2016, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 863rd in Australia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since January 2014, he has put 405 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.21 in January 2014 to 10.77, a 60% improvement. Matt has entered twelve 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.77 | 13.20 | top 9.8% | 863 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.58 | 22.04 | top 11.6% | 261 / 2,659 | |
| 2×2 | 3.63 | 5.13 | top 21.8% | 1,675 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:48.56 | — | top 29.5% | 136 / 394 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 6 of 6 cubes · 43:30 | — | early days — 1 solve | 58 / 180 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.77 | 12.29 | top 34.3% | 1,801 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.46 | 1:12.90 | top 42.3% | 1,128 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 11.19 | 22.65 | top 61.8% | 2,056 / 3,534 | |
| 5×5 | 2:39.58 | — | top 70.3% | 994 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 395 / 468 |
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
- 19 Mar 2016Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Classic 2016.
- 3 Oct 2015Five personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2015.
- 31 May 2015Five personal bests in one day at Cube for Cambodia 2015.
- 22 Mar 2015Five personal bests in one day at Melbourne Autumn 2015.
- 14 Dec 2014Three personal bests in one day at Niddrie 2014.
- 9 Nov 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.63 at Melbourne Cube Day 2014.
Competitions
- Melbourne Autumn 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
- Cubing Classic 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Cube for Cambodia 2015 · 31 May 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Autumn 2015 · 22 Mar 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Niddrie 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2014 · 9 Nov 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Lifestyle Seasons Winter 2014 · 2 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter 2014 · 29 Jun 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2014 · 11 Jan 2014
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.
- Jayden McNeill — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Eliza Campbell — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 75 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.