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Matthew Waidelich
Pyraminx · top 2.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023WAID02
Matthew Waidelich has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.78, set at Virginia Championship 2025, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 785th in the United States. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2023, he has put 305 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.29 in January 2023 to 8.90, a 42% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.78 | 3.65 | top 2.9% | 785 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 46.57 | 50.75 | top 3.7% | 266 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 | 8.90 | 11.60 | top 4.6% | 2,579 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 6.72 | 8.25 | top 9.9% | 772 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 4.37 | top 17.4% | 6,822 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 44.48 | 49.87 | top 17.6% | 2,672 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.84 | 22.48 | top 20.1% | 2,580 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.72 | 1:37.38 | top 20.5% | 1,598 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 5.44 | 7.08 | top 21.5% | 3,432 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 17.48 | 22.45 | top 22.1% | 1,461 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 3:38.44 | 3:51.51 | top 58.1% | 2,214 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 9:51.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,133 / 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
- 31 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at RVA Spring 2026.
- 16 Aug 2025Ten personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Colonial Cube Clash VA 2024.
- 4 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Virginia Still-Open Winter 2024.
- 10 Nov 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.44 at Virginia Championship 2023.
- 10 Nov 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2023.
Competitions
- RVA Spring 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 10 personal bests set
- Colonial Cube Clash VA 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Virginia Still-Open Winter 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Virginia Re-Open Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Crystal City Winter 2023 · 22 Jan 2023
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.
- Warren Morris — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Pierce Tickle — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- William Klauer — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 6.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.