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Matthew Thams
2×2 · top 27.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025THAM05
Matthew Thams has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.09, set at Australian Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 27.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,186th in Australia. Across 7 competitions since October 2025, he has put 145 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.32 in October 2025 to 18.35, a 21% improvement. Matthew has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 7.40 | top 27.7% | 2,186 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 18.35 | 22.24 | top 35.3% | 3,460 / 11,943 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.21 | 1:17.81 | top 46.2% | 1,257 / 3,108 | |
| Clock | 16.88 | 20.19 | top 55.2% | 605 / 1,159 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.15 | 2:26.51 | top 56.3% | 794 / 1,412 | |
| 6×6 | 4:22.53 | 4:51.03 | early days — 3 solves | 471 / 667 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.94 | 17.10 | top 72.6% | 4,465 / 6,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.88 | 1:01.99 | top 72.6% | 1,762 / 2,685 | |
| Megaminx | 3:12.39 | 3:53.76 | top 78.5% | 1,085 / 1,313 | |
| 7×7 | 7:13.24 | 7:34.76 | early days — 3 solves | 420 / 540 | |
| Skewb | 18.14 | 25.28 | top 86.5% | 3,098 / 3,589 |
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
- 9 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2026.
- 22 Nov 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.68 at Speedy Southport 2025.
- 2 Oct 2025First competition: Australian Nationals 2025. A 23.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Take Your Time Brisbane 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Big Cube Time Brisbane 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Brisbane 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Speedy Southport 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025
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.
- Connor Theodore — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Christopher Luo — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jamie Otsu — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.