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Matthew Stephens

3×3 · top 89.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2009 · 2009STEP01

Matthew Stephens has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 55.30, set at Boulder 2009, puts him in the top 89.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 54,610th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since April 2009, he has put 12 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:09.50 in April 2009 to 55.30, a 20% improvement. Matthew has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 89.3% of 284,439 all-time
55.30
signature single · Boulder 2009
12
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×355.301:02.64
top 89.3%54,610 / 59,724
4×47:26.56
early days — 2 solves19,113 / 19,072

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

Denver Open 2009: 1:09.50Boulder 2009: 55.3055.301:09.5025 Apr 200919 Sep 2009

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-50 3×3 single — 244,718 people have one; it is 5.30 away.
  • A sub-5:00 4×4 single — 83,649 people have one; it is 2:26.56 away.

Targets move as he improves.