People · Australia
Matthew Ding Hao
3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025HAOM01
Matthew Ding Hao has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.62, set at Winding Down in Willetton 2026, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 224th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2025, he has put 72 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.85 in October 2025 to 7.62, a 36% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.62 | 10.59 | top 2.2% | 224 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 3.55 | top 6.9% | 522 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.09 | 28.68 | top 34.5% | 784 / 2,659 | |
| Clock | 13.44 | 16.00 | top 41.5% | 427 / 1,095 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 7.62 at Winding Down in Willetton 2026.
- 15 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Winding Down in Willetton 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Only Cubes in Scarborough 2026.
- 11 Oct 2025First competition: Perth Time Trial 2025. A 11.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Winding Down in Willetton 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Only Cubes in Scarborough 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Move It Midland 2025 · 1 Nov 2025
- Perth Time Trial 2025 · 11 Oct 2025
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.
- Amy Smith — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Regan Roberts — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lachlan Manson — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.