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Matthew Seymour
2×2 · top 9.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2013 · 2013SEYM01
Matthew Seymour has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.53, set at Cubetcha 2013, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,690th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2013, he has put 81 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.88 in April 2013 to 11.68, a 31% improvement. Matthew has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 2.53 | 4.68 | top 9.2% | 3,690 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.68 | 13.60 | top 12.8% | 6,965 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.52 | 1:17.40 | top 42.4% | 7,064 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.57 | 13.41 | top 49.6% | 14,623 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 2:01.88 | 2:16.25 | top 50.5% | 4,297 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.80 | 40.71 | top 57.0% | 8,045 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 3:20.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,580 / 8,026 |
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
- 5 Oct 2013Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013First sub-15 3×3: 13.82 at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 27 Apr 2013First competition: Winona Open 2013. A 17.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubetcha 2013 · 5 Oct 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Winona Open 2013 · 27 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Walker Welch — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- John Brechon — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rebecca Westhoff — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.