People · United States
Matthew Aasen
Pyraminx · top 6.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016AASE01
Matthew Aasen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.71, set at Maryland 2017, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,618th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since June 2016, he has put 92 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.76 in September 2016 to 11.21, a 43% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.71 | 9.53 | top 6.3% | 1,618 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.21 | 14.61 | top 11.1% | 6,031 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.14 | 4.64 | top 28.3% | 11,184 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 58.46 | 1:06.00 | top 34.8% | 5,601 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 9.67 | 12.29 | top 52.9% | 9,528 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.04 | — | top 57.6% | 4,910 / 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
- 7 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at Maryland 2017.
- 7 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Maryland 2017.
- 18 Jun 2016First competition: Slow N Steady Spring 2016.
Competitions
- Scenic City Summer TN 2026 · 8 Aug 2026
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Maryland 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- NovaCube 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
- Slow N Steady Spring 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- TJHSST Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jonathan Tilahun — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.