People · New Zealand
Matthew Spooner
2×2 · top 10.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017SPOO01
Matthew Spooner has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.64, set at SNZ Southern 2018, puts him in the top 10.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 208th in New Zealand. Across 4 competitions since September 2017, he has put 87 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.00 in September 2017 to 2.64, a 71% improvement. Matthew has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 3.22 | top 10.3% | 208 / 1,615 | |
| Skewb | 5.18 | 7.62 | top 19.5% | 158 / 666 | |
| 3×3 | 13.75 | 16.68 | top 20.1% | 416 / 2,095 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.00 | 1:30.36 | top 47.8% | 320 / 722 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.52 | 13.58 | top 49.2% | 644 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.75 | 41.11 | top 58.6% | 308 / 600 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at SNZ Southern 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-20 3×3: 14.77 at NxNZ Open 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.77 at NxNZ Open 2018.
- 30 Sep 2017First competition: Hamilton Spring 2017.
Competitions
- SNZ Southern 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- NxNZ Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2017 · 8 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2017 · 30 Sep 2017
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.
- Lucas O'Connell — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Macdiarmid — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tim Xie — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.