People · United States
Brian Thomas
Skewb · top 9.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017THOM23
Brian Thomas has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.73, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,400th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2017, he has put 147 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.31 in July 2017 to 14.45, a 51% improvement. Brian 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.73 | 5.01 | top 9.1% | 1,400 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 14.45 | 16.28 | top 22.5% | 12,188 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.70 | 30.92 | top 27.9% | 3,606 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 4.34 | 5.19 | top 30.9% | 12,287 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.18 | 1:47.29 | top 35.5% | 2,821 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 59.31 | 1:10.08 | top 35.7% | 5,759 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.06 | 10.58 | top 36.7% | 10,394 / 28,708 | |
| 6×6 | 4:11.42 | 4:28.70 | early days — 3 solves | 2,711 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 48.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,903 / 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
- 7 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.45 at Berkeley Spring 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring 2018.
- 24 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Winter 2018.
- 16 Sep 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.62 at Berkeley Summer 2017.
- 15 Jul 2017First competition: San Ramon 2017. A 29.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Summer 2018 · 15 Sep 2018
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- San Ramon 2017 · 15 Jul 2017
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.
- Riley Woo — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Zeke Miller — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Siddharth Manchkanti — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.