People · United States
Matthew Velasco
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024VELA08
Matthew Velasco has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.30, set at Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,894th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2024, he has put 197 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.13 in March 2024 to 8.30, a 59% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.30 | 10.54 | top 3.3% | 1,894 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.10 | 9.96 | top 13.8% | 3,602 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 4.20 | top 14.8% | 5,810 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.79 | 7.77 | top 16.6% | 2,622 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 44.64 | 49.99 | top 17.8% | 2,716 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.37 | 25.87 | top 21.5% | 2,754 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 10.32 | 12.62 | top 26.7% | 2,054 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.49 | 1:34.13 | top 29.2% | 2,039 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.80 | 1:42.95 | top 32.1% | 2,546 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:24.89 | 3:46.61 | top 52.7% | 1,988 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 36.83 | 41.96 | top 61.1% | 4,025 / 6,743 | |
| 7×7 | 5:44.99 | 6:38.58 | early days — 3 solves | 1,928 / 3,184 |
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
- 23 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Utah Cubing Classic 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.30 at Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Utah Snowball Bash 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Utah Speedcubing Pride 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 12.20 at Utah Newcomers 2025.
Competitions
- Utah Cubing Classic 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Wolverine Weekdays 4 Orem 2026 · 14 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Snowball Bash 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Speedcubing Pride 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Utah Newcomers 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Newcomers 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
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.
- Cade Beck — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Isaac Myers — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Damian Wilding — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.