People · United Kingdom
Thomas Mayes
2×2 · top 3.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023MAYE01
Thomas Mayes has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.71, set at Stevenage September 2023, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 235th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2023, he has put 102 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.40 in February 2023 to 14.48, a 25% improvement. Thomas has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.71 | 5.03 | top 3.1% | 235 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 14.48 | 20.97 | top 22.6% | 1,513 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.08 | 17.39 | top 53.6% | 2,149 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 1:35.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,487 / 2,071 | |
| Skewb | 14.80 | 17.75 | top 77.7% | 1,892 / 2,421 |
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
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.48 at Reading Spring 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First competition: Brent Cross Winter 2023. A 19.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage January 2024 · 13 Jan 2024
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023
- Stevenage September 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bristol Summer 2023 · 8 Jul 2023
- Reading Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Brent Cross Winter 2023 · 18 Feb 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.
- Kyle Kayden Renatus — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ben Stokes — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.