People · United Kingdom
Thomas Vickers
Skewb · top 1.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023VICK03
Thomas Vickers has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.88, set at Manchester Cubing League - Second 2026, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27th in the United Kingdom. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 28 competitions since August 2023, he has put 1,037 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.23 in August 2023 to 9.02, a 69% improvement. Thomas has entered 28 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.88 | 2.64 | top 1.1% | 27 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 | 9.02 | 11.35 | top 4.9% | 372 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.61 | 6.22 | top 5.9% | 218 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 3.99 | top 7.1% | 495 / 4,895 | |
| Square-1 | 11.15 | 16.16 | top 8.3% | 87 / 778 | |
| Clock | 6.30 | 8.09 | top 8.3% | 109 / 1,232 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.56 | 1:19.75 | top 17.2% | 203 / 966 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.61 | 26.23 | top 24.9% | 462 / 1,851 | |
| 4×4 | 58.16 | 1:07.97 | top 34.5% | 767 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 2:55.90 | 3:27.25 | top 76.7% | 956 / 1,151 |
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
- 22 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.02 at Rubik's UK Championship 2025.
- 12 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Crewe Winter 2025.
- 25 May 2024Six personal bests in one day at Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at Crewe Spring 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Glasgow Spring 2024.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026
- Manchester Cubing League - Second 2026 · 25 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Sheffield Spring 2026 · 23 May 2026
- Crewe Winter 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester Favourites II 2026 · 17 Jan 2026
- Leicestershire Autumn 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Manchester June 2025 · 15 Jun 2025
- Coventry Spring 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Crewe Spring 2025 · 10 May 2025
- Leeds Spring 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Crewe Winter 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Birmingham Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester August 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bolton Summer 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Summer Beginners 2024 · 23 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Wakefield Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Newcastle Tyneside Spring 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Crewe Spring 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Glasgow Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Manchester Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Liverpool Winter 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wakefield Autumn 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bolton Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 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.
- Billie Hammill — met in 168 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Caleb Wolf Dunn — met in 167 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Bella Campbell — met in 166 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.