People · United States
Matt Liao
3×3 · top 13.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023LIAO02
Matt Liao has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.96, set at Vegas Cubing Cup Summer 2024, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,372nd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2023, he has put 50 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.65 in April 2023 to 11.96, a 36% improvement. Matt has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 11.96 | 15.26 | top 13.8% | 7,372 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.83 | 4.76 | top 24.3% | 9,537 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 3:38.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,218 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 19.04 | 23.91 | top 91.6% | 26,844 / 28,708 |
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
- 24 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Vegas Cubing Cup Summer 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.95 at Vegas Cubing Fall 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023First competition: Bobcat Battle 2023. A 18.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vegas Cubing Cup Summer 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Vegas Cubing Fall 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bobcat Battle 2023 · 1 Apr 2023
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.
- Samuel Martin — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kalel Amaury Romsa — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Maddox Hutfilz — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.