People · United States
Matthew C. Messina
Clock · top 30.8% of 32,048 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023MESS05
Matthew C. Messina has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 11.14, set at Loon Cubikon NH 2025, puts him in the top 30.8% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,405th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since November 2023, he has put 45 official solves on the record across three 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 38.09 in November 2023 to 20.07, a 47% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 11.14 | 14.69 | top 30.8% | 2,405 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 20.07 | 23.17 | top 40.1% | 22,787 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 7.31 | 10.15 | top 62.9% | 25,888 / 40,951 |
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
- 27 Apr 2024First sub-30 3×3: 27.37 at River Hawk Cubikon 2024.
- 19 Nov 2023First competition: Loon Cubikon 2023. A 38.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Loon Cubikon NH 2025 · 16 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- River Hawk Cubikon 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Maine Winter 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Loon Cubikon 2023 · 19 Nov 2023
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.
- Aidan McKenzie — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Saisabari Ramesh — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Derek White — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 Clock single — 8,040 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.