People · United States
Matthew Wilbur
3×3 · top 4.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018WILB01
Matthew Wilbur has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.73, set at BA Four 2019, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,366th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2018, he has put 246 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.59 in November 2018 to 8.73, a 55% improvement. Matthew has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.73 | 9.86 | top 4.2% | 2,366 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.82 | 5.39 | top 6.8% | 1,736 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 3.69 | top 7.8% | 3,062 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 44.95 | 50.15 | top 18.3% | 2,773 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 5.04 | 8.32 | top 18.5% | 2,940 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 23.04 | 28.37 | top 34.8% | 2,254 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.56 | 1:48.30 | top 37.3% | 2,977 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.98 | 40.39 | top 51.1% | 7,055 / 15,683 |
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 Sep 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Providence Fall 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Four personal bests in one day at Providence Fall 2019.
- 13 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Hudson Valley Summer 2019.
- 18 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.84 at STMHS Spring 2019.
- 18 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at STMHS Spring 2019.
- 3 Nov 2018First competition: BA Fall Cube Fest 2018. A 19.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BA Four 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Providence Fall 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Quabbin Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- Hudson Valley Summer 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Colonie Spring 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- STMHS Spring 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Boston University Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- BA Fall Cube Fest 2018 · 3 Nov 2018
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 5 times
- Sandy Aaron Jones — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Tim Kwartler — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.