People · United States
Thomas Poppe
Pyraminx · top 16.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2022 · 2022POPP01
Thomas Poppe has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.57, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 16.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,482nd in the United States. Across 7 competitions since February 2022, he has put 118 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.75 in February 2022 to 17.76, a 25% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.57 | 9.84 | top 16.9% | 4,482 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 17.76 | 20.50 | top 33.4% | 18,520 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.03 | 6.95 | top 39.7% | 15,940 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 29.02 | 37.13 | top 47.6% | 3,095 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.90 | 1:29.29 | top 61.3% | 10,697 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:44.69 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,238 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 12.79 | 21.21 | top 69.8% | 13,112 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,888 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:36.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,166 / 9,401 |
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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Oct 2022First sub-20 3×3: 17.76 at Cube Even More in Wichita 2022.
- 2 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Cube Even More in Wichita 2022.
- 29 Apr 2022Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022.
- 5 Feb 2022First competition: Kansas Cubing Open Winter 2022. A 23.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Concordia Turning Fall 2023 · 9 Dec 2023
- Springfield Summer Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Concordia Turning 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
- Cube Even More in Wichita 2022 · 2 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 · 29 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Kansas Cubing Open Winter 2022 · 5 Feb 2022
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.
- Dan Smith — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Gabriel Coleman — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kevin Reyes-Velazquez — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.