People · United Kingdom
Matthew Howard
3×3 · top 66.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2008 · 2008HOWA01
Matthew Howard has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 32.12, set at UK Masters 2009, puts him in the top 66.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,690th in the United Kingdom. Across 4 competitions since March 2008, he has put 25 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:07.75 in March 2008 to 32.12, a 53% 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 32.12 | 41.83 | top 66.1% | 4,690 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 17.80 | 24.26 | top 93.8% | 4,713 / 4,895 |
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
- 12 Jul 2008First sub-60 3×3: 41.88 at Czech Open 2008.
- 15 Mar 2008First competition: French Open 2008. A 1:07.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UK Masters 2009 · 11 Jul 2009 — 1 personal best set
- UK Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Czech Open 2008 · 12 Jul 2008 — 1 personal best set
- French Open 2008 · 15 Mar 2008
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.
- Lars Vandenbergh — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Christopher Ness — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 2.12 away.
- A sub-15 2×2 single — 169,048 people have one; it is 2.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.