People · United States
Matthew Culkin
2×2 · top 13.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018CULK01
Matthew Culkin has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.90, set at ODU Big Blue Spring 2018, puts him in the top 13.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,164th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since February 2018, he has put 134 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.16 in February 2018 to 16.90, a 47% improvement. Matthew has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.90 | 4.77 | top 13.1% | 5,164 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.42 | 8.50 | top 15.9% | 4,201 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 16.90 | 21.66 | top 30.7% | 16,908 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.38 | 14.45 | top 36.6% | 6,238 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.79 | — | top 73.7% | 13,361 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:28.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,670 / 15,683 |
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
- 30 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.97 at ODU Big Blue Spring 2019.
- 31 Mar 2018First sub-30 3×3: 24.35 at ODU Big Blue Spring 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018First competition: Slow N Steady Winter 2018. A 32.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Country Roads Martinsburg 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Spring 2019 · 2 Jun 2019
- Virginia Qualifier 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Rally In The Valley 2018 · 16 Jun 2018
- WFS Cubing Spring 2018 · 15 Apr 2018
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018
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.
- Michael Nielsen — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Robert Mapp IV — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Will Callan — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.