People · United States
Matthew Tabak
Skewb · top 24.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023TABA05
Matthew Tabak has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.88, set at Kisco Cubing 2025, puts him in the top 24.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,017th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since August 2023, he has put 75 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.99 in August 2023 to 16.24, a 19% improvement. Matthew has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.88 | 10.22 | top 24.8% | 4,017 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 16.24 | 19.37 | top 28.6% | 15,666 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.25 | 7.16 | top 29.7% | 11,791 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 3:21.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,463 / 7,841 |
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
- 5 Aug 2023First competition: Chemung Cubing 2023. A 19.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Westport Fall 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- PA-retzel Mania Winter 2025 · 22 Feb 2025
- Kisco Cubing 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Westport Summer 2024 · 27 Jul 2024
- Chemung Cubing 2023 · 5 Aug 2023
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.
- Ayden Dincher — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Hughes — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Samuel Krasne — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.