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Thomas McLean
Pyraminx · top 8.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021MCLE04
Thomas McLean has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.09, set at Idaho French Fried 2022, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,081st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since December 2021, he has put 218 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.85 in December 2021 to 11.65, a 35% improvement. Thomas has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.09 | 10.12 | top 8.1% | 2,081 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 11.65 | 15.13 | top 12.7% | 6,808 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.80 | 6.46 | top 36.8% | 14,701 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.93 | 1:14.73 | top 37.5% | 6,051 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.76 | 2:27.86 | top 48.5% | 4,062 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:10.40 | 2:24.54 | top 51.4% | 3,849 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 9.62 | 19.49 | top 52.5% | 9,474 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 6:02.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,782 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 57 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,859 / 2,040 |
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
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.89 at Music City Speedsolving 2023.
- 10 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Cuenca Cubing 2022.
- 26 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Ecuador Nationals 2022.
- 4 Dec 2021First competition: Rocky Top 2021. A 17.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kostelec Nonstop Cubing 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Music City Speedsolving 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Concordia Turning 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
- Cuenca Cubing 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Ecuador Nationals 2022 · 26 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022 · 29 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Idaho French Fried 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Jasper Highlands 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Rocky Top 2021 · 4 Dec 2021
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.
- Jackson McLean — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Luke Garrett — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Mullen — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.