People · United States
Matthew Isabella
2×2 · top 1.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024ISAB02
Matthew Isabella has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.24, set at Quabbin Spring 2026, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 492nd in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since June 2024, he has put 273 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.74 in June 2024 to 9.46, a 26% improvement. Matthew has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.24 | 3.84 | top 1.2% | 492 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.46 | 10.12 | top 6.0% | 3,323 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 37.09 | 40.97 | top 8.8% | 1,321 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.17 | 12.49 | top 21.3% | 5,716 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 17.49 | 25.42 | top 22.1% | 1,463 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | 36.00 | top 23.4% | 507 / 2,040 | |
| Clock | 9.83 | 11.65 | top 24.2% | 1,859 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.21 | 1:52.41 | top 31.7% | 2,507 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.40 | 31.13 | top 32.6% | 4,259 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.02 | 13.16 | top 41.4% | 7,205 / 18,907 |
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
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Aug 2025Six personal bests in one day at Ashfield Summer NxN 2025.
- 31 Dec 2024Five personal bests in one day at A Tuesday in Ashfield 2024.
- 30 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Ashfield Winter Open 2024.
- 30 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Ashfield Winter Open 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024First competition: Apple Cider Open MA 2024. A 12.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quabbin Spring 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ashfield Summer Challenge 2025 · 9 Aug 2025
- Ashfield Summer NxN 2025 · 8 Aug 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- A Tuesday in Ashfield 2024 · 31 Dec 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Christmastime in Cambridge 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ashfield Winter Challenge 2024 · 1 Dec 2024
- Ashfield Winter Open 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Amherst Fall 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lexing-not-a-ton of NxNs 2024 · 15 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Apple Cider Open MA 2024 · 22 Jun 2024
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.
- Levi Gibson — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Elijah Rain Phelps — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Saisabari Ramesh — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.