People · Canada
Thomas Ma
2×2 · top 29.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018MATH01
Thomas Ma has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.22, set at Victoria Winter 2026, puts him in the top 29.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,002nd in Canada. Across 4 competitions since January 2018, he has put 70 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 28% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 13.90 in January 2018 to 4.22, a 70% improvement. Thomas has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.22 | 5.87 | top 29.3% | 2,002 / 7,173 | |
| Skewb | 8.03 | 11.88 | top 41.5% | 1,060 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 | 20.95 | 24.24 | top 42.6% | 4,298 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.78 | 17.13 | top 71.7% | 3,552 / 4,858 | |
| 4×4 | 2:13.04 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,668 / 3,118 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Victoria Winter 2026.
- 16 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at BC Championship 2024.
- 13 Jul 2023First sub-30 3×3: 28.60 at Canadian Championship 2023.
- 6 Jan 2018First competition: Vancouver Open Winter 2018. A 48.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Victoria Winter 2026 · 4 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- BC Championship 2024 · 16 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2018 · 6 Jan 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.
- Isaac Davies — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ethan Rusnak — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kyle Van Straaten — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.