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Matthew Sugimoto

2×2 · top 10.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018SUGI01

Matthew Sugimoto has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.70, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 10.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,307th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since August 2018, he has put 64 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.39 in August 2018 to 12.87, a 45% improvement. Matthew has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 10.9% of 186,767 all-time
2.70
signature single · CubingUSA Nationals 2019
64
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×22.705.37
top 10.9%4,307 / 40,951
3×312.8715.19
top 17.0%9,086 / 59,724
Pyraminx8.0711.58
top 36.8%10,419 / 28,708
3×3 one-handed32.9044.09
top 53.2%7,350 / 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

Bayou Back to School 2018: 23.39Fleur-de-lis Fall 2018: 17.14CubingUSA Nationals 2019: 18.06Temecula Valley Spring 2026: 12.8712.8723.3911 Aug 20187 Mar 2026

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.

  • Dylan Miller — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
  • RJ Gohn — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
  • Seth Talbot — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once

Next targets

  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
  • A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.87 away.

Targets move as he improves.