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Thomas Lanier IV
3×3 · top 38.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018IVTH01
Thomas Lanier IV has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.55, set at DFW Cubing Fall 2025, puts him in the top 38.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21,850th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since November 2018, he has put 57 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:11.67 in November 2018 to 19.55, a 73% improvement. Thomas has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.55 | 25.36 | top 38.6% | 21,850 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.47 | 7.48 | top 55.7% | 22,768 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 15.05 | 17.27 | top 78.4% | 14,987 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 17.35 | 27.17 | top 88.5% | 26,035 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 3:44.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 18,937 / 19,072 |
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
- 4 Oct 2025First sub-60 3×3: 26.40 at DFW Cubing Fall 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025First sub-30 3×3: 26.40 at DFW Cubing Fall 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.55 at DFW Cubing Fall 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fall 2025.
- 10 Nov 2018First competition: Trinity Valley Open 2018. A 1:11.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Fall 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Frisco Liberty Cubing 2020 · 1 Feb 2020
- Trinity Valley Open 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
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.
- Jeremiah Martin — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Azhar Virani — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chris Deng — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.55 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.