People · Belgium
Thomas Pauwels
Clock · top 8.1% of 32,817 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 6.25, set at Zottegem Open 2026, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in Belgium. Until August 2010, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2023, he has put 202 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Clock best has come down from 12.44 in October 2024 to 6.25, a 50% improvement. Thomas has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 6.25 | 7.92 | top 8.1% | 11 / 188 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 6.24 | top 31.2% | 287 / 783 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.50 | 10.19 | top 32.1% | 238 / 605 | |
| 3×3 | 21.11 | 25.10 | top 43.1% | 509 / 1,113 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.21 | — | top 75.2% | 347 / 464 | |
| Skewb | 28.13 | 35.78 | top 96.5% | 397 / 401 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Zottegem Open 2026.
- 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
- Zottegem Open 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- 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 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Maxwell Praet — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Rik De Cock — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,366 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.