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Matthew Elman

2×2 · top 15.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016ELMA03

Matthew Elman has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.11, set at Newmarket Open 2017, puts him in the top 15.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,045th in Canada. Across 2 competitions since December 2016, he has put 39 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.23 in December 2016 to 3.11, a 50% improvement. Matthew has entered two competitions.

2×2
best event — top 15.5% of 186,767 all-time
3.11
signature single · Newmarket Open 2017
39
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingCanada
2×23.116.69
top 15.5%1,045 / 7,173
Pyraminx7.679.74
top 33.4%1,492 / 4,858
3×323.9629.75
top 50.3%5,194 / 10,392
Skewb10.9513.75
top 60.5%1,687 / 2,907

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

Toronto Limited Fall 2016: 6.23Newmarket Open 2017: 3.113.116.2310 Dec 201617 Jun 2017

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
  • A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.67 away.

Targets move as he improves.