People · Netherlands
Thom Bosman
3×3 · top 3.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BOSM01
Thom Bosman has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.58, set at Dutch Winter North 2024, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 113th in the Netherlands. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2023, he has put 174 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.61 in April 2023 to 8.58, a 48% improvement. Thom has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.58 | 11.12 | top 3.9% | 113 / 2,318 | |
| 2×2 | 3.60 | 5.97 | top 21.5% | 491 / 1,680 | |
| 4×4 | 56.92 | 1:00.62 | top 33.1% | 317 / 1,009 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.82 | 1:55.04 | top 35.3% | 180 / 542 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.64 | 34.30 | top 48.1% | 334 / 737 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.02 | 17.41 | top 60.7% | 897 / 1,296 | |
| Square-1 | 45.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 266 / 407 | |
| Skewb | 14.81 | 19.40 | top 77.7% | 799 / 968 |
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
- 14 Jan 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.58 at Dutch Winter North 2024.
- 14 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Dutch Winter North 2024.
- 5 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.96 at Leersum Algs 2024.
- 5 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Leersum Algs 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Ermelo Cubing A 2023. A 16.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Heerenveen Open 2024 · 15 Sep 2024
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Winter North 2024 · 14 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Leersum Algs 2024 · 5 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Nationals 2023 · 25 Nov 2023
- Ermelo Cubing A 2023 · 22 Apr 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.
- Pablito Poye — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tobias Hermans — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jonathan Plug — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.