People · United States
Theo Sanburg
3×3 · top 5.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023SANB03
Theo Sanburg has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.37, set at NCSU Wolfpack 2025, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,270th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2023, he has put 110 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.40 in October 2023 to 9.37, a 62% improvement. Theo 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 | 9.37 | 11.24 | top 5.8% | 3,270 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 37.52 | 47.44 | top 9.4% | 1,411 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 2.74 | 3.28 | top 11.4% | 4,569 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.83 | 17.85 | top 12.2% | 1,607 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.88 | 1:21.33 | top 18.0% | 1,237 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 5.78 | 6.26 | top 24.2% | 3,963 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 10.63 | 12.78 | top 28.1% | 2,223 / 9,172 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.01 | 1:44.28 | top 29.1% | 2,309 / 9,537 | |
| 7×7 | 4:25.22 | 4:49.85 | early days — 3 solves | 1,138 / 3,236 |
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
- 19 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.37 at NCSU Wolfpack 2025.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 14.34 at DFW Cubing Summer 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.34 at DFW Cubing Summer 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Summer 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023First competition: Longhorn Cube Day 2023. A 24.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wolfpack Wednesday NC II 2026 · 16 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- NCSU Wolfpack 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Longhorn Cube Day 2023 · 28 Oct 2023
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.
- Michael Conard — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Kari Guthrie — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ryan Pilat — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.37 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 7.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.