People · Australia
Thomas Lawler
3×3 · top 3.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023LAWL02
Thomas Lawler has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.16, set at Australian Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 305th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2023, he has put 178 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.87 in September 2023 to 8.16, a 49% improvement. Thomas has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.16 | 12.53 | top 3.1% | 305 / 11,943 | |
| 4×4 | 37.23 | 40.66 | top 9.0% | 236 / 3,108 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.97 | 1:27.27 | top 15.4% | 215 / 1,412 | |
| 6×6 | 2:12.63 | 2:29.47 | top 16.8% | 99 / 667 | |
| 2×2 | 3.40 | 4.35 | top 19.0% | 1,450 / 8,727 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.04 | 7.99 | top 20.3% | 1,016 / 6,109 | |
| 7×7 | 3:38.12 | 3:50.40 | top 22.8% | 103 / 540 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.89 | 1:31.68 | top 26.2% | 333 / 1,313 | |
| Skewb | 6.19 | 13.79 | top 27.3% | 754 / 3,589 | |
| Square-1 | 32.66 | 43.64 | top 54.5% | 544 / 920 |
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 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Puzzling Parramatta 2024.
- 12 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.16 at Australian Nationals 2024.
- 12 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.41 at Sydney Summer 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Sydney Summer 2023.
- 10 Sep 2023First competition: Simple Sydney Sunday 2023. A 15.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Take Your Time Sydney 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Puzzling Parramatta 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2024 · 12 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Simple Sydney Sunday 2023 · 10 Sep 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.
- James Kirschner — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Miles Irwin — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Harrison Jonathan Newbery-Chunn — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 7.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.