People · United Kingdom
Tom Nicholls
Clock · top 28.0% of 32,048 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022NICH09
Tom Nicholls has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 10.58, set at Leeds Spring 2026, puts him in the top 28.0% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 371st in the United Kingdom. Across 14 competitions since November 2022, he has put 274 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one; 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.26 in January 2024 to 22.79, a 33% improvement. Tom has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 10.58 | 11.35 | top 28.0% | 371 / 1,232 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.65 | 11.52 | top 33.3% | 1,338 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 22.79 | 25.74 | top 47.4% | 3,292 / 6,689 | |
| Megaminx | 2:20.68 | 2:44.22 | top 56.7% | 657 / 966 | |
| 2×2 | 6.91 | 8.28 | top 59.7% | 3,075 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.03 | 1:42.31 | top 62.1% | 1,356 / 2,071 | |
| Skewb | 14.92 | 24.42 | top 78.1% | 1,903 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,522 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 3:24.03 | 4:12.19 | top 85.0% | 1,064 / 1,151 | |
| 6×6 | 9:59.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 547 / 548 |
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
- 17 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Manchester Favourites II 2026.
- 10 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Crewe Spring 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Glasgow Side Events Spring 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.06 at Glasgow Spring 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Glasgow Spring 2024.
Competitions
- Leeds Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Crewe Winter 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Manchester Favourites II 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Peterborough Qualification Day 2025 · 10 Aug 2025
- Newcastle upon Tyne Summer 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Crewe Spring 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Glasgow Side Events Spring 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bristol Winter Beginners 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Lincolnshire Autumn 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Glasgow Side Events Autumn 2024 · 14 Sep 2024
- Glasgow Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2022 · 19 Nov 2022
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.
- AJ Nicholls — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Billie Hammill — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bella Campbell — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 Clock single — 8,040 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.