People · Canada
Matthew Tam
3×3 · top 10.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018TAMM01
Matthew Tam has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.04, set at UBC Open 2019, puts him in the top 10.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 977th in Canada. Across 3 competitions since January 2018, he has put 66 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.13 in January 2018 to 11.04, a 27% improvement. Matthew has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.04 | 12.45 | top 10.6% | 977 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 5.66 | top 14.8% | 991 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.63 | 26.87 | top 19.5% | 421 / 2,620 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.39 | 12.61 | top 31.1% | 1,379 / 4,858 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.49 | 1:10.51 | top 41.2% | 1,113 / 3,118 | |
| Square-1 | 32.53 | 39.14 | top 54.2% | 486 / 952 | |
| 5×5 | 2:44.84 | — | top 72.6% | 988 / 1,499 | |
| Megaminx | 3:36.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,099 / 1,375 |
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
- 30 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.60 at Vancouver Select 2018.
- 30 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Vancouver Select 2018.
- 6 Jan 2018First competition: Vancouver Open Winter 2018. A 15.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UBC Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Select 2018 · 30 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2018 · 6 Jan 2018
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.
- Peter Preston — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kyle Van Straaten — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ethan Rusnak — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.