People · United States
Theo Smith
2×2 · top 26.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023SMIT52
Theo Smith has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.96, set at Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2025, puts him in the top 26.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,226th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since May 2023, he has put 109 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 47.19 in May 2023 to 19.69, a 58% improvement. Theo has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.96 | 8.18 | top 26.0% | 10,226 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 19.69 | 26.38 | top 39.1% | 22,087 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 9.54 | 15.15 | top 52.0% | 9,362 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.46 | 13.38 | top 63.7% | 18,800 / 28,708 |
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
- 23 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.69 at Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2025.
- 23 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2025.
- 18 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024.
- 11 May 2024First sub-30 3×3: 24.25 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2024.
- 27 May 2023First competition: Minnesota Cube Melt 2023. A 47.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2026 · 9 May 2026
- Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Slice 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2023 · 30 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2023 · 27 May 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.
- Lisa Kucala — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Kaius Young — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Rahn — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.