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Matthew Strothkamp
3×3 · top 25.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022STRO03
Matthew Strothkamp has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.40, set at Berkeley Winter A 2023, puts him in the top 25.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,036th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since April 2022, he has put 123 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.78 in April 2022 to 15.40, a 32% improvement. Matthew has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 15.40 | 17.26 | top 25.8% | 14,036 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.26 | 5.58 | top 29.8% | 11,839 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.07 | 9.73 | top 36.8% | 10,419 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 7.95 | 10.42 | top 40.9% | 7,092 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.30 | 1:17.17 | top 45.2% | 7,506 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:07.59 | 2:43.04 | top 49.9% | 3,713 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 41.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,405 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:57.95 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,986 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.77 | 1:06.36 | top 78.3% | 11,509 / 15,683 |
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
- 21 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Winter A 2023.
- 17 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 37 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at SacCubing XII 2022.
- 22 May 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.32 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 32 LIVE - SSF 2022.
- 24 Apr 2022First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 31B - Mill Valley 2022. A 24.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Winter A 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 37 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing XII 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 36 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 32 LIVE - SSF 2022 · 22 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 31B - Mill Valley 2022 · 24 Apr 2022 — 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.
- Nico Harper (李有為) — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nolan Yiu — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.