People · Germany
Matteo Iaia
2×2 · top 9.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025IAIA01
Matteo Iaia has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.55, set at Rahn Education Open 2026, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 359th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2025, he has put 116 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.34 in March 2025 to 2.55, a 65% improvement. Matteo has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 5.94 | top 9.5% | 359 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 | 14.50 | 16.47 | top 22.8% | 1,148 / 4,182 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.74 | 14.88 | top 25.7% | 648 / 2,020 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.75 | 1:33.70 | top 61.3% | 1,191 / 1,966 | |
| Skewb | 11.11 | 16.14 | top 61.5% | 803 / 1,192 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.50 at WetterWürfeln Wölfersheim 2026.
- 1 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Open 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.51 at Braunschweig Open 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Braunschweig Open 2026.
- 12 Apr 2025First sub-30 3×3: 28.47 at Lente in Lent 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025First competition: German Newcomer Day 2025. A 31.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WetterWürfeln Wölfersheim 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rahn Education Open 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Braunschweig Open 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Lente in Lent 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- German Newcomer Day 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
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.
- Patrick Bessel — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Frederik Ambrosi — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Niklas Ambrosi — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.