People · United States
Matt Young
3×3 · top 48.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2008 · 2008YOUN03
Matt Young has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 23.05, set at UPenn Spring competition 2009, puts him in the top 48.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27,895th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since May 2008, he has put 36 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.08 in May 2008 to 23.05, a 46% 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 | 23.05 | 30.66 | top 48.0% | 27,895 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 8.27 | 11.85 | top 69.5% | 28,747 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.02 | 1:13.07 | top 84.3% | 5,648 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 4:15.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,878 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 27.08 | 37.67 | top 97.6% | 28,286 / 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
- 21 Mar 2009First sub-30 3×3: 23.05 at UPenn Spring competition 2009.
- 21 Mar 2009Three personal bests in one day at UPenn Spring competition 2009.
- 17 May 2008First competition: Washington DC Open 2008. A 43.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UPenn Spring competition 2009 · 21 Mar 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Da Vinci Science Center competition 2008 · 14 Jun 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Washington DC Open 2008 · 17 May 2008
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.
- Bob Burton — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dan Cohen — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tim Reynolds — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.05 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.