People · United States
Thomas Nelson
Pyraminx · top 14.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023NELS05
Thomas Nelson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.14, set at ODU Big Blue Spring 2023, puts him in the top 14.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,683rd in the United States. Across 14 competitions since April 2023, he has put 259 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.89 in April 2023 to 23.82, a 43% improvement. Thomas has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 5.14 | 7.36 | top 14.1% | 3,683 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 8.62 | 9.43 | top 18.1% | 1,388 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 4.89 | 8.96 | top 37.9% | 15,186 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 23.82 | 27.49 | top 49.9% | 29,095 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 10.15 | 13.52 | top 55.8% | 10,147 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:56.35 | — | top 80.0% | 14,832 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.81 | 1:18.28 | top 81.3% | 12,087 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,806 / 6,743 |
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
- 15 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at TJHSST Winter 2026.
- 16 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024First sub-30 3×3: 27.85 at Colonial Cube Clash VA 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Richmond Spring 2023. A 41.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026
- TJHSST Winter 2026 · 15 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Gobbler Cube Day Winter at VT 2026 · 21 Feb 2026
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Virginia Always Open Spring 2025 · 6 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady UMD Spring 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bethesda Winter Wonderland 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Colonial Cube Clash VA 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Winter 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Still-Open Winter 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 2023
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Richmond Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 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.
- Elliott Smith — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Warren Morris — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Pierce Tickle — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,877 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.