People · United Kingdom
Thomas Lalley
2×2 · top 6.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023LALL02
Thomas Lalley has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Stevenage September 2026, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 440th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since May 2023, he has put 394 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.74 in May 2023 to 10.62, a 49% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 3.76 | top 6.2% | 440 / 4,946 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.74 | 4.69 | top 6.4% | 256 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 | 10.62 | 13.43 | top 9.4% | 684 / 6,785 | |
| Skewb | 4.51 | 8.32 | top 14.6% | 343 / 2,439 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.84 | 23.99 | top 17.4% | 325 / 1,861 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.20 | 1:50.95 | top 37.1% | 477 / 1,167 |
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
- 10 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage January 2026.
- 26 Apr 2025Five personal bests in one day at Chichester April 2025.
- 10 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage February 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.58 at Guildford Autumn 2023.
- 11 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.58 at Guildford Autumn 2023.
- 20 May 2023First competition: Stevenage May 2023. A 22.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage September 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Hampshire Autumn 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage September 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chichester April 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Hampshire Winter 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Chichester January 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage February 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage November 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Guildford Autumn 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Glasgow Spring 2023 · 26 May 2023
- Stevenage May 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 2 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.
- Adam Stringer — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Rufus Prabhu-Desai — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.