People · Canada
Thomas Betancur-Garcia
2×2 · top 0.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024BETA03
Thomas Betancur-Garcia has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.77, set at Open de Gatineau 2026, puts him in the top 0.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in Canada. Until November 2011, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since October 2024, he has put 367 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His Pyraminx best has come down from 5.95 in October 2024 to 2.36, a 60% improvement. Thomas has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 0.77 | 2.61 | top 0.2% | 12 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.36 | 4.07 | top 1.9% | 69 / 4,858 | |
| Clock | 5.91 | 7.46 | top 7.0% | 47 / 1,029 | |
| 3×3 | 11.00 | 12.50 | top 10.5% | 968 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 5.27 | 6.64 | top 20.3% | 462 / 2,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.43 | 1:27.79 | top 21.4% | 192 / 1,375 | |
| 4×4 | 48.40 | 52.70 | top 22.6% | 581 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.20 | 32.73 | top 32.0% | 713 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.32 | 1:41.62 | top 34.8% | 435 / 1,499 | |
| Square-1 | 24.16 | 40.61 | top 37.2% | 317 / 952 | |
| 6×6 | 3:30.88 | 3:35.33 | early days — 3 solves | 301 / 665 | |
| 7×7 | 6:32.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 345 / 503 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at BC Championship 2026.
- 8 May 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Championnat Québécois 2026.
- 3 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.42 at Cubes Tranchés à Québec PM 2026.
- 3 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubes Tranchés à Québec PM 2026.
- 18 Oct 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Imaginaire Québec 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.31 at Burlington Cube Day 2025.
Competitions
- BC Championship 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Championnat Québécois 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Open de Gatineau 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes Tranchés à Québec PM 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Imaginaire Québec 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Burlington Cube Day 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ponctuel et Silencieux à Québec 2025 · 29 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Championnat Canadien 2025 · 24 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Saint-Augustin A 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Trois-Rivières 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
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.
- William Lavoie — met in 60 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jack Chicoine — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Éloi St-Laurent — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,421 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.