People · New Zealand
Thomas Macmaster
Skewb · top 8.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023MACM01
Thomas Macmaster has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.57, set at New Zealand Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 76th in New Zealand. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2023, he has put 108 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 7% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.57 | 6.54 | top 8.2% | 76 / 666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.67 | 4.38 | top 10.6% | 210 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.16 | 6.78 | top 14.2% | 202 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 15.24 | 17.31 | top 25.2% | 513 / 2,095 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.39 | 1:19.23 | top 54.6% | 373 / 722 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 205 / 283 | |
| 5×5 | 3:12.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 288 / 355 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.96 | — | early days — 2 solves | 488 / 600 |
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
- 8 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First competition: Wellington Summer 2023. A 16.98 3×3 single to start from.
- 18 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Wellington Summer 2023.
Competitions
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Half Turns Hataitai 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wellington Summer 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 3 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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Liam Wadek — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jack McDougall — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.