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Matthew Armstrong
2×2 · top 26.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024ARMS07
Matthew Armstrong has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.99, set at Lakewood Newcomers 2024, puts him in the top 26.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,583rd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since March 2024, he has put 57 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.46 in March 2024 to 17.77, a 38% improvement. Matthew 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.99 | 7.07 | top 26.4% | 10,583 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 17.77 | 20.93 | top 33.5% | 18,873 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.35 | 14.65 | top 55.7% | 16,552 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 2:25.40 | — | top 63.7% | 5,607 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.05 | — | early days — 3 solves | 10,846 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 3:34.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,914 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 23.59 | 38.07 | top 93.8% | 18,265 / 19,164 |
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
- 13 Apr 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.83 at Central Washington Odds 2025.
- 13 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Central Washington Odds 2025.
- 23 Mar 2024First competition: Lakewood Newcomers 2024. A 28.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Central Washington Odds 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Oregon Championship 2024 · 13 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lakewood Newcomers 2024 · 23 Mar 2024
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.
- Titus Francis — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ash Black — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tripp Peters — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.