People · United Kingdom
Tom Wilkinson
Skewb · top 5.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019WILK04
Tom Wilkinson has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.06, set at Lincoln Summer 2022, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 117th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2019, he has put 159 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 3.52 in April 2019 to 3.06, a 13% 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.06 | 3.44 | top 5.3% | 117 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 2.08 | 4.55 | top 5.3% | 389 / 4,895 | |
| Square-1 | 11.33 | 16.65 | top 8.6% | 88 / 778 | |
| 3×3 | 11.12 | 13.52 | top 10.9% | 780 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.96 | 8.83 | top 12.9% | 501 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 45.95 | 51.80 | top 19.5% | 433 / 2,071 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.00 | 1:41.09 | top 26.9% | 311 / 966 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.67 | 34.56 | top 36.0% | 642 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:10.73 | 2:38.49 | top 55.9% | 689 / 1,151 | |
| Clock | 23.87 | — | early days — 2 solves | 931 / 1,232 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2019.
- 20 Apr 2019First competition: Lincoln Open 2019. A 14.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lincoln Summer 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Doncaster Open 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Lincoln Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charlie Stark — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Cham J. Chambers — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.