People · United States
Thomas Khalifah
2×2 · top 14.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024KHAL03
Thomas Khalifah has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.00, set at Cube Against Cancer Colorado 2026, puts him in the top 14.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,693rd in the United States. Across 14 competitions since February 2024, he has put 290 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:06.49 in February 2024 to 17.89, a 73% improvement. Thomas has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 3.00 | 5.63 | top 14.3% | 5,693 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 6.25 | 9.45 | top 27.8% | 4,600 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 17.89 | 20.33 | top 33.9% | 19,111 / 60,666 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.54 | 1:42.96 | top 35.0% | 2,550 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.76 | 1:19.05 | top 42.7% | 7,114 / 19,354 | |
| Clock | 15.24 | 18.89 | top 48.9% | 4,093 / 9,172 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.51 | 14.48 | top 56.9% | 16,938 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 2:13.77 | — | top 57.7% | 4,978 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 3:59.72 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,571 / 4,262 | |
| Square-1 | 42.15 | 56.14 | top 67.9% | 4,524 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.08 | 54.84 | top 68.2% | 9,871 / 15,900 |
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
- 21 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Rocky Mountain Championship 2026.
- 6 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Colorado Cubing Weekend 2025.
- 26 Jul 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.08 at Colorado Springs Summer 2025.
- 26 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Colorado Springs Summer 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Winter Warmup CO 2025.
- 3 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Colorado Springs Showdown 2024.
Competitions
- Rocky Mountain Championship 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Colorado 2026 · 3 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Colorado Springs Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Unorthodox Blocks 5 CO 2026 · 21 Feb 2026
- Colorado Cubing Weekend 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Colorado Springs Summer 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Colorado Springs Spring 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Winter Warmup CO 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Golden Touch 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Back to School Colorado 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Colorado Springs Showdown 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Denver 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Oredigger Open 2024 · 17 Feb 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.
- Truman Clack — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Evan Wilson — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Luke Ripperger — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.