Tom McLaughlin

Tom McLaughlin has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.08, set at Penn Cube Day Fall 2026, puts him in the top 36.9% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,618th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since January 2025, he has put 164 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 49.16 in January 2025 to 35.47, a 28% improvement. Tom has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.