People · United States
Matthew C. Tam
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024TAMM01
Matthew C. Tam has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.41, set at Mountain House Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,259th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2024, he has put 72 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.80 in March 2024 to 9.41, a 32% improvement. Matthew has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.41 | 12.79 | top 5.9% | 3,259 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.35 | 7.94 | top 9.4% | 2,442 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 48.55 | 57.31 | top 22.8% | 3,468 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 4.64 | 5.40 | top 34.7% | 13,839 / 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
- 18 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.41 at Mountain House Open 2026.
- 18 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Mountain House Open 2026.
- 2 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cool Down Berkeley 2025.
- 30 Mar 2024First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 59 LIVE - SSF 2024. A 14.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mountain House Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cool Down Berkeley 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 64 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 8 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 59 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Chris Martin — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Stanley Tran — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mitchell Lane — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.