People · Ireland
Matthew Higgins
3×3 · top 24.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026HIGG03
Matthew Higgins has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.03, set at UCD Cube Days 2026, puts him in the top 24.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 347th in Ireland. Across 3 competitions since March 2026, he has put 40 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.93 in March 2026 to 15.03, a 16% improvement. Matthew has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.03 | 20.94 | top 24.5% | 347 / 1,427 | |
| 2×2 | 5.59 | 6.98 | top 46.4% | 578 / 1,163 |
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
- 21 Mar 2026First competition: TUD Unscramble Day 2026. A 17.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Roscommon Cubing 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UCD Cube Days 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- TUD Unscramble Day 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
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.
- Tom Doherty — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ben Timmons — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Leon Eoín Bailey — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.