People · United States
Thales Anderson
Skewb · top 8.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022ANDE25
Thales Anderson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.56, set at Minnesota Championship 2024, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,246th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2022, he has put 74 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.10 in October 2022 to 18.71, a 54% improvement. Thales has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 3.56 | 12.95 | top 8.1% | 1,246 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 18.71 | 20.80 | top 36.3% | 20,358 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.43 | 6.96 | top 44.5% | 17,952 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 2:21.18 | — | top 57.0% | 4,287 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.18 | 13.28 | top 68.3% | 20,201 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,072 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 27.06 | 29.25 | top 80.4% | 7,101 / 8,927 |
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
- 30 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.77 at Minnesota Championship 2024.
- 30 Nov 2024Six personal bests in one day at Minnesota Championship 2024.
- 31 Dec 2022First sub-30 3×3: 29.72 at Race the Clock Minnesota 2022.
- 8 Oct 2022First competition: Cubetcha 2022. A 41.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Minnesota Championship 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Slice 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2022 · 31 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2022 · 8 Oct 2022
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.
- Eli Sanderson — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.