People · United Kingdom
Thom Sutcliffe
3×3 · top 14.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2009 · 2009SUTC01
Thom Sutcliffe has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.27, set at Weston-super-Mare 2012, puts him in the top 14.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,045th in the United Kingdom. Across 7 competitions since July 2009, he has put 249 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.31 in July 2009 to 12.27, a 62% improvement. Thom 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.27 | 16.46 | top 14.9% | 1,045 / 6,785 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.29 | 9.51 | top 22.2% | 876 / 3,704 | |
| 4×4 | 59.50 | 1:07.19 | top 36.0% | 814 / 2,112 | |
| 2×2 | 4.91 | 5.90 | top 38.3% | 2,031 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.18 | 41.80 | top 49.4% | 876 / 1,861 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.55 | 2:19.16 | top 49.7% | 622 / 1,167 | |
| Megaminx | 2:30.28 | 2:43.98 | top 61.3% | 734 / 998 | |
| 6×6 | 4:25.65 | 4:38.38 | early days — 3 solves | 440 / 560 | |
| 7×7 | 8:28.52 | — | early days — 2 solves | 438 / 463 |
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 Jul 2012Five personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare 2012.
- 12 Nov 2011First sub-15 3×3: 13.33 at UK Open 2011.
- 12 Nov 2011Six personal bests in one day at UK Open 2011.
- 5 Jun 2010Six personal bests in one day at UK Nationals 2010.
- 27 Mar 2010Four personal bests in one day at Bristol Spring 2010.
- 21 Nov 2009First sub-20 3×3: 19.71 at Bristol Open 2009.
Competitions
- Weston-super-Mare 2012 · 14 Jul 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- UK Open 2011 · 12 Nov 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- UK Nationals 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- Bristol Spring 2010 · 27 Mar 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Bristol Open 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- UK Open 2009 · 7 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best set
- UK Masters 2009 · 11 Jul 2009
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.
- Joey Gouly — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Thom Barlow — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Andrew Coghill — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.