People · Belgium
Thomas Pauwels
Clock · top 10.5% of 32,048 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023PAUW01
Thomas Pauwels has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 6.87, set at Hurlubik's Cube Mouscron 2026, puts him in the top 10.5% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14th in Belgium. Across 7 competitions since November 2023, he has put 185 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His Clock best has come down from 12.44 in October 2024 to 6.87, a 45% improvement. Thomas has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 6.87 | 8.12 | top 10.5% | 14 / 180 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 6.24 | top 31.1% | 282 / 777 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.50 | 10.19 | top 32.0% | 235 / 589 | |
| 3×3 | 21.16 | 25.17 | top 43.2% | 496 / 1,094 | |
| 4×4 | 2:05.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 382 / 459 | |
| Skewb | 28.13 | 35.78 | top 96.5% | 390 / 394 |
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, Clock. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hurlubik's Cube Mouscron 2026.
- 24 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Beveren Sunday Open 2024.
- 5 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Zottegem Saturday Open 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023First competition: Zottegem Morning 2023. A 24.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hurlubik's Cube Mouscron 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Zottegem Open 2025 · 1 Nov 2025
- Beveren Saturday Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Beveren Sunday Open 2024 · 24 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Zottegem Saturday Open 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Zottegem Morning 2023 · 11 Nov 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.
- Joran Pauwels — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Rik De Cock — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lars Corthout — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.