People · New Zealand
Samuel Matthews
2×2 · top 8.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021MATT01
Samuel Matthews has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.43, set at Lyttelton Spring 2021, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 178th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since November 2021, he has put 61 official solves on the record across seven events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 3.30 | top 8.2% | 178 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.97 | 24.14 | top 10.2% | 67 / 600 | |
| 3×3 | 11.45 | 12.22 | top 12.0% | 248 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 5.41 | 8.57 | top 21.3% | 169 / 666 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.18 | 7.88 | top 21.3% | 294 / 1,141 | |
| 4×4 | 55.43 | 1:06.72 | top 31.2% | 201 / 722 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.46 | 2:27.91 | top 53.3% | 180 / 355 |
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 story so far
- 27 Nov 2021First competition: Lyttelton Spring 2021. A 11.78 3×3 single to start from.
- 27 Nov 2021Four personal bests in one day at Lyttelton Spring 2021.
Competitions
- Lyttelton Spring 2021 · 27 Nov 2021 — 4 personal bests set
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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Isaac Latta — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ben Kirby — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.