People · United States
Matthew Tian
3×3 · top 4.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019TIAN01
Matthew Tian has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.77, set at Brown Cubing Day 2026, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,420th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since February 2019, he has put 220 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.12 in February 2019 to 8.77, a 69% improvement. Matthew has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 8.77 | 11.32 | top 4.3% | 2,420 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 1.94 | 3.78 | top 4.4% | 1,731 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 39.06 | 45.95 | top 11.0% | 1,627 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 4.59 | 8.24 | top 15.1% | 2,375 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.32 | 9.77 | top 22.4% | 6,030 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.93 | 2:10.72 | top 36.1% | 2,868 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.31 | 31.96 | top 45.1% | 6,092 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.83 | — | top 50.6% | 3,775 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 31.59 | 35.61 | top 52.4% | 3,438 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:36.73 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,567 / 2,092 |
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
- 21 Feb 2026Four personal bests in one day at Brown Cubing Day 2026.
- 27 May 2022Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022.
- 15 Feb 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.78 at Constitution State Winter 2020.
- 15 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Constitution State Winter 2020.
- 12 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.15 at Empire State Fall 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.22 at Providence Fall 2019.
Competitions
- Brown Cubing Day 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 · 27 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Constitution State Winter 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- BA Four 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- SBU Fall 2019 · 23 Nov 2019
- Bridgeport Side Events 2019 · 27 Oct 2019
- Empire State Fall 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Providence Fall 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Colonie Spring 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Spring 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Salem Cube Trials 2019 · 2 Feb 2019
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.
- Derek White — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Viktor Pearl — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Levi Gibson — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.