People · United States
Matthew Elizalde
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017ELIZ01
Matthew Elizalde has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.17, set at New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,757th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2017, he has put 372 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.95 in April 2017 to 8.17, a 66% improvement. Matthew has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 8.17 | 10.87 | top 3.1% | 1,757 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 3.28 | 5.34 | top 6.5% | 1,002 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 3.71 | top 8.0% | 3,178 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.20 | 7.75 | top 14.4% | 3,781 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.24 | 25.59 | top 23.9% | 3,061 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.93 | 1:09.66 | top 41.7% | 6,837 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 67 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,000 / 2,040 |
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
- 2 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.17 at New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026.
- 17 Nov 2018Six personal bests in one day at Longhorn Fall 2018.
- 31 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cubalaya 2018.
- 18 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.64 at Longhorn Cube Day 2017.
- 18 Nov 2017Five personal bests in one day at Longhorn Cube Day 2017.
- 15 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at Southern Championships 2017.
Competitions
- New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026 · 2 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Acadiana Classic 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Longhorn Fall 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Dallas Fort Worth 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubalaya 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Longhorn Spring 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Longhorn Cube Day 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Southern Championships 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Texas Two-Day Showdown 2017 · 9 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Don't Mess With Texas 2017 · 29 Apr 2017
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.
- Dylan Miller — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zachary White — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Catherine Connolly — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.