People · United Kingdom
Thomas Parker
Pyraminx · top 1.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022PARK37
Thomas Parker has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at Wiltshire December 2023, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 68th in the United Kingdom. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since September 2022, he has put 713 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.09 in September 2022 to 8.18, a 49% improvement. Thomas has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.31 | 5.48 | top 1.7% | 68 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 8.18 | 9.73 | top 3.1% | 256 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 2.06 | 2.89 | top 5.2% | 376 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 37.22 | 44.96 | top 8.9% | 208 / 2,071 | |
| Megaminx | 59.47 | 1:11.21 | top 9.7% | 124 / 966 | |
| Skewb | 4.50 | 6.16 | top 14.5% | 335 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.03 | 21.66 | top 17.9% | 335 / 1,851 | |
| Clock | 8.85 | 10.82 | top 19.2% | 266 / 1,232 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.55 | 1:30.65 | top 19.5% | 260 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 26.30 | 38.15 | top 42.0% | 369 / 778 | |
| 6×6 | 3:02.74 | 3:12.03 | top 42.4% | 258 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 4:56.87 | 5:12.61 | top 49.7% | 248 / 459 |
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
- 20 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at Bristol Winter 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023Six personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023.
- 20 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's UK Championship 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Six personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Summer 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at Wiltshire Winter 2023.
Competitions
- Weston-super-Mare Spring 2024 · 18 May 2024
- Wiltshire February 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bristol Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Wiltshire December 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kent Autumn 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Bolton Spring 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Winter 2023 · 7 Jan 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Droitwich Spa Autumn 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 2 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.
- Oliver Wheat — met in 98 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Alex Pennington — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 58 times
- Dorian Chan — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 57 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.