People · United States
Matthew Sun
3×3 · top 2.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024SUNM05
Matthew Sun has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.84, set at RVA Spring 2026, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,507th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2024, he has put 253 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.94 in September 2024 to 7.84, a 44% improvement. Matthew has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 7.84 | 10.17 | top 2.5% | 1,507 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 5.61 | 7.04 | top 6.0% | 478 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 1:05.61 | 1:16.00 | top 13.1% | 912 / 8,026 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.39 | 7.39 | top 15.7% | 4,207 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 44.27 | 46.51 | top 17.4% | 2,680 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 3.54 | 4.27 | top 20.8% | 8,261 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.47 | 26.08 | top 27.4% | 3,576 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.22 | 1:46.68 | top 30.9% | 2,471 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 33.78 | 54.27 | top 56.5% | 3,782 / 6,846 | |
| Skewb | 10.38 | 15.55 | top 57.4% | 10,601 / 19,164 |
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
- 13 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Colonial Cube Clash VA 2026.
- 31 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at RVA Spring 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Williamsburg Open Spring 2026.
- 15 Mar 2026Seven personal bests in one day at TJHSST Winter 2026.
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.79 at ODU Big Blue Open 2025.
- 13 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at ODU Big Blue Open 2025.
Competitions
- Colonial Cube Clash VA 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- RVA Spring 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Williamsburg Open Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- TJHSST Winter 2026 · 15 Mar 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Colonial Cube Clash VA 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Gaithersburg Back to School 2024 · 14 Sep 2024
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.
- Warren Morris — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Phillip Kendall — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Ryland Wilson — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,444 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.