People · United States
Matthew Blackburn
3×3 · top 22.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2009 · 2009BLAC01
Matthew Blackburn has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.30, set at Anaheim Winter A 2022, puts him in the top 22.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,902nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since August 2009, he has put 37 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.72 in August 2009 to 14.30, a 34% improvement. Matthew has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 14.30 | 18.53 | top 22.0% | 11,902 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 10.83 | 13.20 | top 80.9% | 33,561 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 2:04.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,733 / 19,072 |
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
- 5 Feb 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.30 at Anaheim Winter A 2022.
- 27 Feb 2010First sub-20 3×3: 19.33 at Caltech Winter 2010.
- 22 Aug 2009First competition: Nisei Week Open 2009. A 21.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Anaheim Winter A 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Westview Winter A 2021 · 11 Dec 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week Open 2010 · 21 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Nisei Week Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009
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.
- Devin Corr-Robinett — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ian Jones — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Cameron Brown — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.30 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.