People · United States
Matthew Leavitt
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014LEAV03
Matthew Leavitt has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.55, set at Spooky Solving Idaho 2023, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,438th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since December 2014, he has put 599 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.99 in December 2014 to 9.55, a 71% improvement. Matthew has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 9.55 | 12.70 | top 6.2% | 3,438 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 38.92 | 45.95 | top 10.9% | 1,613 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 4.23 | top 11.7% | 4,606 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.72 | 23.15 | top 11.9% | 1,545 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 4.70 | 8.65 | top 15.9% | 2,504 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.04 | 9.28 | top 20.3% | 5,449 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.17 | 1:42.33 | top 25.0% | 1,953 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 36.63 | 45.59 | top 60.8% | 4,001 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 3:56.19 | — | top 64.1% | 2,481 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 2:46.71 | — | top 68.9% | 5,302 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 25.28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,775 / 8,927 | |
| 7×7 | 7:16.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,620 / 3,184 |
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
- 28 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Spooky Solving Idaho 2023.
- 11 Dec 2021Three personal bests in one day at Idaho Spudcubing II 2021.
- 5 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Utah Valley Open 2019.
- 3 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Idaho Spudcubing 2018.
- 19 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at Potato Open 2018.
- 14 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Utah Spring Open 2018.
Competitions
- Spooky Solving Idaho 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Idaho French Fried 2022 · 16 Jul 2022
- Going Slow in Idaho 2022 · 7 May 2022
- Idaho Spudcubing II 2021 · 11 Dec 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Valley Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Idaho Spudcubing 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Potato Open 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah Spring Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Utah Winter Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Second Annual Rexburg Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Utah Speedcube Speedoff 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Fall Championship 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Spring: Gotta go Fast 2016 · 5 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Idaho Speedcubing 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah Megacomp 2015 · 5 Sep 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah Pi Open 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Idaho Open 2014 · 27 Dec 2014
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.
- Damian Wilding — met in 133 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Calvin Nielson — met in 132 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Isaac Myers — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 8.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.