People · United Kingdom
Theo Neilson
Skewb · top 12.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024NEIL02
Theo Neilson has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.28, set at Kewbz UK Championship 2026, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 295th in the United Kingdom. Across 5 competitions since September 2024, he has put 112 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.59 in September 2024 to 15.12, a 45% improvement. Theo 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.28 | 12.24 | top 12.9% | 295 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 | 15.12 | 16.47 | top 24.9% | 1,646 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.74 | 11.97 | top 25.7% | 1,017 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 5.87 | top 35.5% | 1,880 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,165 / 2,071 | |
| Clock | 17.49 | 20.19 | top 57.1% | 739 / 1,232 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.37 | 51.20 | top 75.2% | 1,364 / 1,851 |
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
- 28 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Championship 2026.
- 22 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's UK Championship 2025.
- 24 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.34 at Coventry Spring 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Birmingham Spring 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024First competition: Leicestershire Autumn 2024. A 27.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Coventry Spring 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Birmingham Spring 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Leicestershire Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024
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.
- Maxwell Davies — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Blue James — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dan Turner — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.