People · United Kingdom
Matthew Alford
3×3 · top 24.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2013 · 2013ALFO01
Matthew Alford has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.11, set at UK Championship 2019, puts him in the top 24.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,642nd in the United Kingdom. Across 11 competitions since November 2013, he has put 351 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.73 in November 2013 to 15.11, a 49% improvement. Matthew has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.11 | 17.13 | top 24.8% | 1,642 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.65 | 10.93 | top 33.3% | 1,338 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.66 | 36.01 | top 38.5% | 679 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.99 | 1:18.56 | top 42.9% | 927 / 2,071 | |
| 2×2 | 5.30 | 7.50 | top 43.0% | 2,268 / 4,895 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.53 | 2:11.77 | top 45.7% | 568 / 1,151 | |
| Clock | 17.50 | 19.03 | top 57.1% | 740 / 1,232 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.41 | — | top 62.8% | 722 / 966 | |
| Skewb | 11.57 | 17.09 | top 63.9% | 1,555 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:48.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 239 / 311 | |
| 6×6 | 4:46.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 460 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 7:14.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 401 / 459 |
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
- 25 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Welsh Open 2019.
- 27 Jan 2018Five personal bests in one day at Welsh Open 2018.
- 27 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.24 at UK Championship 2017.
- 27 Oct 2017Seven personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2017.
- 7 Nov 2015Four personal bests in one day at UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2015.
Competitions
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Welsh Open 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Welsh Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2016 · 4 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 16 Nov 2013
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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 98 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eli Jay — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead once
- Robert Yau — met in 89 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.