People · United States
Steven Mattson
3×3 · top 5.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016MATT05
Steven Mattson has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.08, set at New York Championship 2022, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,822nd in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2016, he has put 163 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.60 in May 2016 to 9.08, a 62% improvement. Steven has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.08 | 11.41 | top 5.1% | 2,822 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 3.63 | top 6.1% | 2,437 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.12 | 23.15 | top 15.4% | 1,987 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 42.73 | 55.20 | top 15.4% | 2,324 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.57 | 9.22 | top 16.9% | 4,482 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.91 | 7.45 | top 17.4% | 2,759 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.04 | 1:32.51 | top 24.1% | 1,872 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 31.15 | 33.15 | top 51.4% | 3,370 / 6,743 |
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
- 2 Jul 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.08 at New York Championship 2022.
- 2 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at New York Championship 2022.
- 1 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017.
- 26 Feb 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.80 at WPI Winter Cube Day 2017.
- 26 Feb 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at WPI Winter Cube Day 2017.
- 21 May 2016First competition: Big Apple Spring 2016. A 23.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New York Championship 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- New York City Spring 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- New York City Winter 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- WPI Winter Cube Day 2017 · 26 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016
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.
- Daniel Rose-Levine — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kymberlyn Calderon — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eva Kato — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.08 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.