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Matthan Smith
3×3 · top 7.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017SMIT03
Matthan Smith has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.97, set at Vanderbilt Winter 2026, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,050th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2017, he has put 65 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.06 in March 2017 to 9.97, a 66% improvement. Matthan 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 | 9.97 | 11.06 | top 7.4% | 4,050 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.99 | 4.62 | top 14.1% | 5,541 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 45.64 | 50.18 | top 19.1% | 2,899 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 5.59 | 7.45 | top 22.6% | 3,610 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.41 | 31.81 | top 42.9% | 5,781 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 28.73 | — | early days — 3 solves | 7,348 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 5:27.96 | — | early days — 1 solve | 9,280 / 9,401 |
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
- 14 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 9.97 at Vanderbilt Winter 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Vanderbilt Winter 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Vanderbilt Winter 2026.
- 31 Aug 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.03 at Music City Speedsolving 2018.
- 31 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Music City Speedsolving 2018.
- 11 Mar 2017First competition: Music City Speedsolving 2017. A 29.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vanderbilt Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2018 · 31 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2017 · 11 Mar 2017
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.
- Nicolás Sánchez — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eli Parker — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Thomas Kohann — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.