People · United States
Matthew A. Kight
Megaminx · top 2.0% of 35,351 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022KIGH01
Matthew A. Kight has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 41.59, set at Middle Georgia Mega Mania 2025, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 35,351 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 151st in the United States. Until August 2014, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2022, he has put 388 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.50 in April 2022 to 9.25, a 26% improvement. Matthew has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 41.59 | 43.25 | top 2.0% | 151 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 33.51 | 39.12 | top 5.4% | 835 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 | 9.25 | 10.16 | top 5.5% | 3,123 / 60,666 | |
| 5×5 | 1:02.26 | 1:11.94 | top 6.9% | 557 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.74 | 17.17 | top 7.7% | 1,032 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 4.58 | 8.42 | top 15.1% | 2,397 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 4.43 | top 18.0% | 7,134 / 41,674 | |
| 6×6 | 2:21.64 | 2:23.87 | top 21.4% | 765 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 3:53.98 | 4:04.34 | top 28.5% | 809 / 3,236 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.83 | 18.27 | top 51.7% | 15,269 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 34.34 | 41.85 | top 57.4% | 3,837 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:12.37 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,707 / 2,128 |
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
- 2 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Middle Georgia Mega Mania 2025.
- 24 May 2025Seven personal bests in one day at North Carolina Championship 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.35 at Middle Georgia Big Cube Showdown 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Middle Georgia Big Cube Showdown 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Queen City NC 2025.
Competitions
- Soda City Cubing SC 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Middle Georgia Mega Mania 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- North Carolina Championship 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Middle Georgia Big Cube Showdown 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Queen City NC 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Charlotte Winter 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Upstate Palmetto Puzzles 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Edneyville Spring 2022 · 10 Apr 2022
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Justin Barker — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Clay Moore — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 567 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.