Matty Hiroto Inaba
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Matty Hiroto Inaba is a speedcuber from the USA (Hawaii). One of the fastest speedcubers in the world, Matty specializes in the 3x3x3, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, 6x6x6, 7x7x7, and 3x3x3 OH events. He is currently ranked 7th in the world for 3x3x3 single and 8th in the world for average, with times of 3.59 and 5.10 respectively. He is famous for his incredible world rankings despite not attending a large number of competitions, due to the lack of tournaments in Hawaii.
Career
Matty started cubing sometime in 2015 or 2016. He attended his first competition in 2016, in Kawasaki, Japan. His first in came in 2017, when he won the Japan Open. He won the Hawaiian Championship the next year, with an average of 7.70 seconds in the 3x3x3 cube.
Post-covid, Matty got a 5.91 average at BC Cubing Comeback 2021, which was his first sub 6. At the same competition, he got a 5.68 3x3x3 average in the finals.
At the CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022, Matty achieved an average of 5.25 seconds in the 3x3x3 cube, which placed him 3rd in the world, However, the third solve was a plus 2, and without the plus 2 Matty would have had a 4.94 average, which would have been world record and the first ever sub 5 average. Matty ended up winning the CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022, with an average of 5.97 seconds. In the month after, Matty won the North American Championship 2022, with an average of 5.62 seconds.
Matty is known for his excellent performances in the Monkey League, making the finals in both Season 3 (losing to Tymon 3-5) and season 4 (losing to Tymon 4-5).
Achievements
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3x3x3 North American Champion 2022 |
Succeeded by Max Park 2024 |
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5x5x5 North American Champion 2022 |
Succeeded by Max Park 2024 |
