People · France
Thomas Lao
2×2 · top 15.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023LAOT01
Thomas Lao has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.09, set at Open de Lumes 2026, puts him in the top 15.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 558th in France. Across 10 competitions since June 2023, he has put 256 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.79 in June 2023 to 16.55, a 62% 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 | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.09 | 4.31 | top 15.4% | 558 / 3,129 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.36 | 10.80 | top 22.7% | 565 / 2,185 | |
| Skewb | 6.43 | 9.99 | top 29.2% | 428 / 1,309 | |
| 3×3 | 16.55 | 19.86 | top 29.7% | 1,402 / 4,823 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.23 | 1:28.87 | top 48.1% | 856 / 1,839 | |
| Megaminx | 2:06.87 | — | top 49.7% | 357 / 872 | |
| Square-1 | 43.79 | 1:14.76 | top 69.7% | 384 / 547 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.65 | 49.80 | top 70.1% | 991 / 1,508 | |
| 5×5 | 2:55.12 | 3:41.26 | top 76.5% | 749 / 1,038 | |
| 6×6 | 5:41.67 | — | early days — 1 solve | 389 / 444 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.38 at Hayange Open 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at Hayange Open 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Nilvange Open 2025.
- 30 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at French Championship 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.02 at Hayange Open 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Hayange Open 2024.
Competitions
- Open de Lumes 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Audun-le-Tiche Open 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Hayange Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Stenay Que le Début 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Nilvange Open 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- French Championship 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Hayange Open 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Champagne Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Sézanne Open 2023 · 22 Jul 2023
- Open de Lumes 2023 · 24 Jun 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.
- Charles Daloz-Baltenberger — met in 58 rounds, never finished ahead
- Arthur Provot — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead once
- Laurent Gallion — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.