People · France
Tom Hersent
Skewb · top 4.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024HERS01
Tom Hersent has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.96, set at La Montagne Open 2025, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 76th in France. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2024, he has put 130 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.96 in September 2024 to 14.29, a 38% improvement. Tom has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.96 | 9.09 | top 4.8% | 76 / 1,291 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 4.18 | top 9.6% | 364 / 3,074 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.57 | 7.00 | top 10.6% | 272 / 2,148 | |
| 3×3 | 14.29 | 17.43 | top 22.0% | 1,036 / 4,746 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.40 | 43.76 | top 40.4% | 588 / 1,490 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.45 | — | top 46.5% | 334 / 867 | |
| Clock | 16.67 | 18.66 | top 54.3% | 388 / 714 | |
| Square-1 | 33.76 | 50.22 | top 56.4% | 313 / 540 | |
| 5×5 | 2:13.37 | 2:34.83 | top 57.3% | 539 / 1,024 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.97 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,038 / 1,817 | |
| 6×6 | 5:06.53 | 5:14.64 | early days — 3 solves | 350 / 437 |
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
- 30 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.29 at La Rochéle Open 2026.
- 30 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at La Rochéle Open 2026.
- 13 Sep 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.79 at La Montagne Open 2025.
- 14 Sep 2024First competition: Gesté Une Fois 2024. A 22.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- La Rochéle Open 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Thouaré Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- La Montagne Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Gesté Une Fois 2024 · 14 Sep 2024
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.
- Anton Piau — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bastien Ferraud — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Théo Girard — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.