People · United Kingdom
Thomas Allinson
Clock · top 0.066% of 32,048 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023ALLI04
Thomas Allinson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 2.06, set at Wakefield Summer 2026, puts him in the top 0.066% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in the United Kingdom. Until August 2024, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 30 competitions since July 2023, he has put 1,916 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.89 in July 2023 to 4.96, a 62% improvement. Thomas has entered 30 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 2.06 | 3.23 | top 0.066% | 3 / 1,232 | |
| 3×3 | 4.96 | 8.45 | top 0.11% | 9 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 1.37 | 5.45 | top 0.28% | 2 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 1.05 | 2.43 | top 0.66% | 56 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 1.80 | 2.41 | top 0.83% | 35 / 3,656 | |
| Megaminx | 43.29 | 49.06 | top 2.5% | 41 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 54.52 | 59.98 | top 3.2% | 47 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 8.35 | 13.34 | top 3.5% | 37 / 778 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.85 | 15.13 | top 4.2% | 79 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 32.48 | 35.33 | top 4.6% | 118 / 2,071 | |
| 6×6 | 1:50.35 | 1:57.30 | top 7.3% | 48 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 3:03.16 | 3:12.90 | top 11.5% | 55 / 459 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026.
- 16 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Wakefield Summer 2026.
- 6 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Clock Day 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Manchester Square-1 Day 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2026.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026
- York Summer 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Norwegian Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Wakefield Summer 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Clock Day 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Darlington Spring 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Leeds Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Manchester Square-1 Day 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Manchester Clock Day 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Peterborough Qualification Day 2025 · 10 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 · 30 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Tip of Skåne 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bolton Spring 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Leeds Spring 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Lincolnshire Autumn 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Wakefield Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bolton Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage November 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wakefield Autumn 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Bella Campbell — met in 237 rounds, finished ahead 122 times
- Billie Hammill — met in 214 rounds, finished ahead 98 times
- Cham J. Chambers — met in 202 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Clock single — 17 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-4 3×3 single — 38 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.