People · United States
Thomas Rosky
3×3 · top 4.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017ROSK01
Thomas Rosky has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.88, set at Princeton Winter 2019, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,603rd in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since April 2017, he has put 314 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.61 in April 2017 to 8.88, a 68% 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.88 | 10.65 | top 4.6% | 2,603 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 34.34 | 38.84 | top 6.2% | 968 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 2.96 | 4.35 | top 13.8% | 5,513 / 41,674 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.92 | 1:21.55 | top 16.9% | 1,325 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.71 | 23.78 | top 19.8% | 2,573 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 5.25 | 11.03 | top 20.2% | 3,253 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.26 | 8.71 | top 22.0% | 5,980 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 19.10 | 37.66 | top 25.9% | 1,718 / 6,846 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.24 | 1:38.33 | top 27.2% | 1,912 / 8,026 | |
| 6×6 | 2:55.59 | 3:04.86 | top 38.9% | 1,439 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:57.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,074 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:15.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,509 / 2,128 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,788 / 2,059 |
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
- 25 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at New Jersey Championship 2024.
- 9 Feb 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.88 at Princeton Winter 2019.
- 29 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Princeton Fall 2018.
- 19 May 2018First sub-15 3×3: 10.69 at North Plainfield Open 2018.
- 31 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.87 at Rutgers Spring 2018.
- 22 Apr 2017First competition: Red Cross Cubing Open 2017. A 27.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Providence Spring AM 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
- Summit Summer 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Ocean County 2024 · 29 Jun 2024
- New Jersey Championship 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Ridge Cubing Fall 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Winter 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- North Plainfield Open 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Rutgers Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Meadowlands 2017 · 3 Jun 2017
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2017 · 22 Apr 2017
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.
- Kymberlyn Calderon — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Chan — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tyler Kochy — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 4.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.