People · United States
Thomas Allen
3×3 · top 8.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2012 · 2012ALLE03
Thomas Allen has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.23, set at US Nationals 2014, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,477th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2012, he has put 247 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.13 in August 2012 to 10.23, a 40% improvement. Thomas has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 10.23 | 13.73 | top 8.1% | 4,477 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.73 | 3.67 | top 11.3% | 4,435 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 48.51 | 57.32 | top 22.8% | 3,457 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.40 | 1:34.39 | top 23.3% | 1,603 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.45 | 9.91 | top 23.4% | 6,345 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.59 | 1:43.51 | top 24.6% | 1,915 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.75 | 27.17 | top 30.8% | 3,984 / 15,683 | |
| 6×6 | 2:55.75 | 3:12.24 | top 39.0% | 1,418 / 4,196 | |
| Clock | 13.83 | 18.04 | top 43.1% | 3,464 / 8,927 | |
| 7×7 | 4:54.78 | 5:04.93 | top 49.1% | 1,426 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,101 / 2,040 | |
| Skewb | 9.86 | 13.19 | top 54.1% | 9,789 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 40.21 | — | top 65.6% | 4,312 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:01.86 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,645 / 2,092 |
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
- 7 Jul 2017Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 1 Aug 2014Eight personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 16 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Starlight Open 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013First sub-15 3×3: 12.77 at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013Eleven personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 3 Aug 2012First competition: United States National Championships 2012. A 17.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 8 personal bests set
- Starlight Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 11 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012
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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- AJ Blair — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.