People · United States
Matthew Kang Lu
3×3 · top 3.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022LUMA01
Matthew Kang Lu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.52, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,123rd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2022, he has put 200 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.86 in November 2022 to 8.52, a 39% improvement. Matthew has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.52 | 12.60 | top 3.8% | 2,123 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.71 | 3.69 | top 11.0% | 4,349 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.60 | 23.69 | top 19.4% | 2,493 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 47.48 | 55.59 | top 21.4% | 3,258 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.69 | 10.88 | top 25.4% | 6,944 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 6.88 | 7.24 | top 32.7% | 5,474 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.74 | 1:44.37 | top 33.6% | 2,671 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:01.72 | — | top 34.0% | 703 / 2,092 | |
| Square-1 | 28.20 | 31.69 | top 46.1% | 2,999 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.42 | — | top 50.9% | 3,804 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 17.82 | 19.00 | top 58.2% | 4,859 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 4:23.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,880 / 4,196 |
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 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.52 at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 27 Jul 2023Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 10 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at ROC the Cube 2023.
- 27 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Washtenaw Qualifier 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022First competition: Empire State Fall 2022. A 13.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Appleby Summer B 2023 · 13 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- ROC the Cube 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Pickering 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- London Winter B 2023 · 26 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Waterloo Favourites A 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Appleby Winter B 2023 · 8 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Fall 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lucas Nieuwland — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nathan Glajch — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.