People · South Africa
Nicola Thomson
3×3 · top 87.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025THOM31
Nicola Thomson has been competing for a year. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 52.59, set at Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026, puts her in the top 87.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,790th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since September 2025, she has put 24 official solves on the record across two events. Nicola has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 52.59 | 1:01.89 | top 87.7% | 1,790 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 18.11 | 21.50 | top 94.1% | 1,372 / 1,510 |
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
- 6 Sep 2025First competition: Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025. A 55.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Menlo Cubing Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 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 her.
- Cathy Senekal — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Luka Cvetkovic — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mateo Zarko Cvetkovic — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-50 3×3 single — 244,718 people have one; it is 2.59 away.
- A sub-15 2×2 single — 169,048 people have one; it is 3.11 away.
Targets move as she improves.