People · Australia
Theo Rae
3×3 · top 5.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022RAET01
Theo Rae has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.06, set at Australian Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 472nd in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since April 2022, he has put 413 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.56 in April 2022 to 9.06, a 42% improvement. Theo has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.06 | 11.28 | top 5.0% | 472 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.45 | 6.47 | top 5.3% | 237 / 6,109 | |
| 2×2 | 3.11 | 4.23 | top 15.6% | 1,210 / 8,727 | |
| Square-1 | 15.61 | 19.78 | top 17.8% | 177 / 920 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.15 | 25.87 | top 26.6% | 593 / 2,685 | |
| Clock | 10.88 | 12.40 | top 29.4% | 321 / 1,159 | |
| Skewb | 6.78 | 9.58 | top 32.0% | 910 / 3,589 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.73 | 2:05.35 | top 35.2% | 488 / 1,412 | |
| 4×4 | 59.09 | 1:07.49 | top 35.6% | 947 / 3,108 | |
| 7×7 | 5:52.41 | — | early days — 1 solve | 321 / 540 | |
| Megaminx | 2:54.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 991 / 1,313 | |
| 6×6 | 4:33.11 | — | early days — 1 solve | 493 / 667 |
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
- 3 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at U Cube at UQ Sunday 2023.
- 15 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022.
- 3 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Runaway Bay Saturday Challenge 2022.
- 23 Jul 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.04 at Queensland Open 2022.
- 23 Jul 2022Six personal bests in one day at Queensland Open 2022.
- 2 Apr 2022First competition: Brisbane Autumn 2022. A 15.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Queensland Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Eastside Side Events 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- QUT Qube Challenge Sunday 2023 · 26 Nov 2023
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- U Cube at UQ Sunday 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Runaway Bay May Sunday 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Brisbane Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Northside Spring Saturday 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Runaway Bay Saturday Challenge 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Brisbane Autumn 2022 · 2 Apr 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.
- Charlie Eggins — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Toby Seufert — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Lucas Otsu — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.