People · United States
Matthew Tender
2×2 · top 2.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022TEND02
Matthew Tender has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.64, set at NoVa Cube Winter 2024, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,102nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since October 2022, he has put 270 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.84 in October 2022 to 8.61, a 52% improvement. Matthew has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.64 | 2.30 | top 2.8% | 1,102 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 8.61 | 11.67 | top 4.0% | 2,285 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.36 | 26.50 | top 13.5% | 1,774 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 4.94 | 6.60 | top 17.7% | 2,832 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 9.37 | 13.16 | top 21.7% | 1,711 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 17.36 | 21.32 | top 21.8% | 1,459 / 6,846 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.25 | 8.85 | top 21.9% | 5,953 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.39 | 1:43.76 | top 29.8% | 2,133 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 57.54 | 1:00.66 | top 33.9% | 5,483 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.53 | 2:01.35 | top 41.7% | 3,432 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,496 / 2,059 | |
| 6×6 | 4:48.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,223 / 4,262 |
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
- 10 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.61 at Cubing in the Lion's Den 2024.
- 10 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Lion's Den 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at NoVa Cube Winter 2024.
- 7 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Fall 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Five personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023.
- 6 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.76 at TJHSST Spring 2023.
Competitions
- Bethesda Summer Showdown 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- NoVa Cube Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- MoCo Cubing Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- TJHSST Spring 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- FMC Anglo America 2023 · 18 Mar 2023
- Dunkirk Winter 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Fall 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2022 · 29 Oct 2022
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.
- Brad Hoffman — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Somil Varshney — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 31 times · head to head
- Anderson Hong — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.