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Russell Thomson
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024THOM20
Russell Thomson has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.99, set at Texas Championship 2025, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,598th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2024, he has put 114 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.85 in April 2024 to 7.99, a 38% improvement. Russell has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 7.99 | 9.90 | top 2.8% | 1,598 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 39.87 | 44.10 | top 12.0% | 1,770 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 3.42 | top 12.4% | 4,890 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.87 | 19.31 | top 14.7% | 1,911 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 10.37 | 14.04 | top 26.9% | 2,069 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.51 | 1:54.56 | top 43.7% | 3,579 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 17.02 | 22.05 | top 84.0% | 16,146 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 1:14.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,146 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:05.20 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,987 / 2,092 |
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
- 5 Dec 2025Five personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2025.
- 4 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.12 at Space City Winter TX 2025.
- 30 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Humble Cube Rumble Summer 2024.
- 28 Apr 2024First competition: DFW Cubing Spring 2024. A 12.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Texas Championship 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Space City Winter TX 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Humble Cube Rumble Summer 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2024 · 28 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Tristan Patrick — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nicholas Edward Oppermann — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Tucker Chamberlain — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 9.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.