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Matthew Goldsmith

2×2 · top 72.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024GOLD19

Matthew Goldsmith has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 8.82, set at River Hill Fall 2025, puts him in the top 72.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29,980th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since December 2024, he has put 30 official solves on the record across three events. His 2×2 best has come down from 12.65 in December 2024 to 8.82, a 30% improvement. Matthew has entered two competitions.

2×2
best event — top 72.5% of 186,767 all-time
8.82
signature single · River Hill Fall 2025
30
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×28.8211.25
top 72.5%29,980 / 40,951
3×337.4042.83
top 73.7%44,876 / 59,724
Pyraminx14.3420.90
top 79.3%23,486 / 28,708

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

River Hill Fall 2024: 12.65River Hill Fall 2025: 8.828.8212.657 Dec 20246 Dec 2025

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.

  • Gary Miller — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
  • Sarah Kim — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
  • Ishmam Mirza — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once

Next targets

  • A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
  • A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 7.40 away.

Targets move as he improves.