People · United States
Thomas Araujo
2×2 · top 1.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022ARAU04
Thomas Araujo has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.38, set at The Last Game EC 2024, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 677th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2022, he has put 285 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.98 in August 2022 to 8.85, a 58% improvement. Thomas 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 | 1.38 | 3.26 | top 1.7% | 677 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 8.85 | 10.80 | top 4.6% | 2,569 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.88 | 7.76 | top 7.1% | 1,839 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 4.11 | 7.65 | top 11.7% | 1,837 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 45.77 | 53.74 | top 19.3% | 2,967 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.12 | 27.45 | top 20.8% | 2,696 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.82 | 2:04.55 | top 43.2% | 3,225 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 27.66 | 37.46 | top 45.0% | 2,962 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.74 | 2:10.47 | top 45.3% | 3,794 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 17.12 | 22.36 | top 55.9% | 4,771 / 9,172 |
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
- 19 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Spring 2025.
- 1 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Ecuador Nationals 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022First sub-20 3×3: 15.52 at Rocky Top 2022.
- 3 Dec 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.29 at Rocky Top 2022.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Spring 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- The Last Game EC 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ecuador Nationals 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- La Fantástica Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022
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.
- Josué Ordóñez — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ryan Pilat — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.