People · United Kingdom
Matthew Broome
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2014 · 2014BROO01
Matthew Broome has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.40, set at Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2015, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 542nd in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2014, he has put 332 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.78 in March 2014 to 2.40, a 58% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 4.53 | top 8.0% | 542 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.93 | 7.33 | top 12.8% | 494 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 12.58 | 15.01 | top 15.9% | 1,085 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 158 / 372 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.61 | 1:08.51 | top 38.2% | 831 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.59 | 42.52 | top 61.7% | 1,063 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:36.50 | 2:56.63 | top 68.8% | 854 / 1,151 | |
| Skewb | 13.16 | 20.54 | top 71.4% | 1,740 / 2,421 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 Dec 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.06 at Niddrie 2014.
- 14 Dec 2014Four personal bests in one day at Niddrie 2014.
- 9 Nov 2014Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Day 2014.
- 16 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2014.
- 22 Mar 2014First competition: Shepparton Autumn 2014. A 19.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Autumn 2016 · 30 Apr 2016
- Melbourne Cube Days 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Autumn 2015 · 22 Mar 2015
- Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2015 · 31 Jan 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Niddrie 2014 · 14 Dec 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2014 · 9 Nov 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2014 · 16 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Lifestyle Seasons Winter 2014 · 2 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Winter 2014 · 29 Jun 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Shepparton Autumn 2014 · 22 Mar 2014
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.
- Jayden McNeill — met in 68 rounds, never finished ahead
- Coen Johnson — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Eliza Campbell — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.