People · United States
Matthew Alarcon
3×3 · top 14.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017ALAR02
Matthew Alarcon has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.12, set at BA Four 2019, puts him in the top 14.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,652nd in the United States. Across 7 competitions since January 2017, he has put 155 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.55 in January 2017 to 12.12, a 54% improvement. Matthew has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 12.12 | 14.15 | top 14.3% | 7,652 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.44 | 8.94 | top 16.1% | 4,241 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 54.04 | 59.16 | top 29.6% | 4,632 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 4.54 | 5.43 | top 33.4% | 13,314 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.09 | 11.58 | top 34.3% | 5,797 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 26.53 | 35.51 | top 42.5% | 2,756 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.71 | 40.17 | top 58.5% | 8,174 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:43.81 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,339 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 2:26.95 | 2:31.35 | top 64.4% | 5,590 / 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 Dec 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.12 at BA Four 2019.
- 14 Dec 2019Four personal bests in one day at BA Four 2019.
- 10 Feb 2018Five personal bests in one day at BA Cube Fest 2018.
- 1 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017.
- 1 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.41 at Lexington Summer 2017.
- 28 Jan 2017First competition: Monument Mountain Winter 2017. A 26.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BA Four 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- BA Cube Fest 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Viking 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Maybe Melrose Spring 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Monument Mountain Winter 2017 · 28 Jan 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.
- Derek White — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Aidan McKenzie — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Alex Cohen — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.