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Matthew Gacusan
3×3 · top 7.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023GACU01
Matthew Gacusan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.88, set at MnM Cube Cup Malolos 2026, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 736th in the Philippines. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2023, he has put 70 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.98 in July 2023 to 9.88, a 29% 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 | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.88 | 11.86 | top 7.1% | 736 / 6,270 | |
| Clock | 7.69 | 9.43 | top 13.7% | 86 / 534 | |
| 2×2 | 3.52 | 4.86 | top 20.5% | 958 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 51.18 | 1:07.58 | top 26.2% | 701 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.36 | 37.23 | top 40.3% | 1,133 / 2,440 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at MnM Cube Cup Malolos 2026.
- 15 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at MnM Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2024.
- 2 Jul 2023First competition: Valenzuela Cubing Open 2023. A 13.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MnM Cube Cup Malolos 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- MnM Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- San Jose del Monte Cube Open II 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Valenzuela Cubing Open 2023 · 2 Jul 2023
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.
- Hiroyuki Iriyama — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ahmad Mendoza — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.