People · Slovenia
Tom Macele
3×3 · top 7.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024MACE02
Tom Macele has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.92, set at Novo mesto Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 35th in Slovenia. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2024, he has put 411 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.53 in March 2024 to 9.92, a 14% improvement. Tom has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.92 | 12.33 | top 7.3% | 35 / 382 | |
| 2×2 | 2.36 | 3.80 | top 7.6% | 40 / 332 | |
| 4×4 | 43.06 | 52.56 | top 15.9% | 34 / 177 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.74 | 9.46 | top 18.1% | 64 / 233 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.21 | 1:31.28 | top 22.7% | 23 / 97 | |
| Skewb | 5.63 | 11.53 | top 23.0% | 50 / 155 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.23 | 31.91 | top 23.9% | 29 / 138 | |
| Clock | 15.16 | 19.57 | top 48.6% | 46 / 73 | |
| 6×6 | 3:32.59 | 3:38.48 | top 55.8% | 27 / 44 | |
| Megaminx | 2:45.58 | — | top 68.5% | 67 / 83 | |
| 7×7 | 6:14.81 | 6:46.91 | top 71.1% | 27 / 41 | |
| Square-1 | 59.08 | — | top 83.2% | 48 / 59 |
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
- 5 Sep 2026Six personal bests in one day at Graz Open 2026.
- 28 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Slovenian Nationals 2026.
- 16 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Novo mesto Open 2026.
- 22 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Medvode Open 2025.
- 29 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Slovenian Nationals 2025.
- 23 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Slovenian Nationals 2024.
Competitions
- Graz Open 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Slovenian Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Novo mesto Open 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Medvode Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Slovenian Nationals 2025 · 29 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Trebelno Open 2025 · 31 May 2025
- Slovenska Bistrica Open 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Medvode Open 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Slovenian Nationals 2024 · 23 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Novo Mesto Open 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ponikva Open 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Marko Obradović — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Gregor Mikic — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Albert Erdelez — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.