People · United States
Matthew Malinak
3×3 · top 6.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018MALI02
Matthew Malinak has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.57, set at Texas Out of School 2019, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,543rd in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since February 2018, he has put 396 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.66 in February 2018 to 9.57, a 49% improvement. Matthew has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 9.57 | 11.04 | top 6.3% | 3,543 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.38 | 6.43 | top 9.6% | 2,536 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 2.66 | 3.95 | top 10.6% | 4,211 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 3.97 | 8.89 | top 10.8% | 1,677 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.32 | 1:16.02 | top 15.2% | 1,056 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.89 | 24.48 | top 17.6% | 2,298 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 48.81 | 54.39 | top 23.3% | 3,587 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 19.46 | 25.42 | top 26.7% | 1,773 / 6,846 | |
| Clock | 12.84 | 17.12 | top 38.9% | 3,170 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.82 | 2:12.75 | top 53.1% | 4,536 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,701 / 2,059 | |
| 6×6 | 5:21.83 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,539 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 8:50.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,058 / 3,236 |
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 Sep 2019Four personal bests in one day at Dallas Side Event Day 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.57 at Texas Out of School 2019.
- 1 Jun 2019Seven personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019.
- 16 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Katy Cubing 2019.
- 17 Nov 2018Six personal bests in one day at Longhorn Fall 2018.
- 22 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fiesta September 2018.
Competitions
- Dallas Side Event Day 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Texas Out of School 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Katy Cubing 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah Snowball Bash 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Longhorn Fall 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Trinity Valley Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta September 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta July 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Bayou Bash 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2018 · 27 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Howdy Partner 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Dylan Miller — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead once
- Riley Norrid — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Catherine Connolly — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.