People · Kenya
Eliam Kiprono Thei
3×3 · top 72.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025THEI01
Eliam Kiprono Thei has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 36.59, set at Nairobi Twist & Turn 2026, puts him in the top 72.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 185th in Kenya. Across 2 competitions since March 2025, he has put 32 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 53.57 in March 2025 to 36.59, a 32% improvement. Eliam has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 36.59 | 40.18 | top 72.7% | 185 / 356 | |
| 2×2 | 9.84 | 17.65 | top 77.3% | 112 / 217 | |
| Pyraminx | 17.45 | 28.02 | top 88.8% | 106 / 148 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:20.99 | 1:39.07 | top 92.8% | 39 / 47 | |
| Skewb | 49.05 | — | early days — 3 solves | 25 / 26 |
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
- 1 Mar 2025First competition: Gigiri Cubing Open AM 2025. A 53.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nairobi Twist & Turn 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Gigiri Cubing Open AM 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
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.
- Eman Kabiru — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Thei — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Kiplimo — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 6.59 away.
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 126,624 people have one; it is 1.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.