People · Canada
Thomas Heimpel
Skewb · top 10.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023HEIM01
Thomas Heimpel has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.95, set at Battle of Waterloo 2024, puts him in the top 10.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 220th in Canada. Across 10 competitions since February 2023, he has put 193 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.81 in February 2023 to 11.14, a 41% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.95 | 6.26 | top 10.6% | 220 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 | 11.14 | 12.63 | top 10.9% | 1,015 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 2.71 | 4.30 | top 11.0% | 727 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.57 | 9.20 | top 16.9% | 680 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.70 | 26.05 | top 22.4% | 481 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 49.52 | 1:00.41 | top 24.1% | 615 / 3,118 | |
| Clock | 15.15 | — | early days — 2 solves | 441 / 1,029 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.52 | — | top 54.5% | 627 / 1,375 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.99 | — | top 69.6% | 934 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:05.48 | — | early days — 1 solve | 282 / 351 |
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
- 8 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Battle of Waterloo 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Waterloo Favourites Autumn 2023.
- 1 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Waterloo Favourites Fall 2023.
- 13 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.10 at Appleby Summer B 2023.
- 26 Feb 2023First competition: London Winter B 2023. A 18.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waterloo Spring 2026 · 30 May 2026
- Waterloo Fall 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Appleby Summer 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Waterloo 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Waterloo Favourites Autumn 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Waterloo Favourites Fall 2023 · 1 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Appleby Summer B 2023 · 13 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Southern Ontario Summer - Waterloo 2023 · 24 Jun 2023
- Guelph 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- London Winter B 2023 · 26 Feb 2023
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.
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Abdullah Gulab — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Lucas Nieuwland — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.