Thomas.Calebs Progression thread grinding for Worlds 2027

[Thomas.Caleb]

I have made too many progression threads so here is one for everything.

Current PBs
3x3
Single 4.24
Average 6.32
Average of 12 6.97
Goal Sub 8 offical average

2x2
Single 0.45
Average 1.66
Goal Sub 2 offical average

Pyraminx
Single 0.86
Average 2.28
Goal Sub 3 official Average

Skewb
Single 1.53
Average 3.87
Goal Sub 4 official average

That's all I remember

Upcoming Competitions

Stevenage September 2026
Weston-Super-mare Autumn 2026
Poole Autumn 2026


WCA profile and official PRs

Caleb Joshua Thomas | World Cube Association

The World Cube Association governs competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as 'twisty puzzles'. The most famous of these puzzles is the Rubik's Cube, invented by professor Rubik from Hungary. A selection of these puzzles are chosen as...

www.worldcubeassociation.org

Thanks bye.

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/HampshireSummer2026#general-info I'm going to this

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/WestonsuperMareSpring2026
I'm 2nd on the waiting list for this competition

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

bruh
you have so many competitions
i want some too

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

bruh
you have so many competitions
i want some too

Just annoy Ur parents until they get fed up

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Just annoy Ur parents until they get fed up

there are two problems with that
1. if i annoy my parents I probably will have less of a chance of getting to a comp
2. there are no comps in my area
3. they are already supportive parents so i don’t want to be the type of person to take advantage of people

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

there are two problems with that
1. if i annoy my parents I probably will have less of a chance of getting to a comp
2. there are no comps in my area
3. they are already supportive parents so i don’t want to be the type of person to take advantage of people

fair

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

My parents just let me go to competitions whenever we're free

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

They tried there best to let me go to worlds but school won that battle

 

[abunickabhi]

My parents just let me go to competitions whenever we're free

That's nice yo!!

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

That's sad yo

how

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

euros hotel and train have been booked

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

now the question is: are you grinding enough for euros?

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

now the question is: are you grinding enough for euros?

I have to study for now but I will start grinding from the end April

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-03-05
single: 5.08

Time List:
1. 5.08 L' F2 L2 R2 D2 L2 F2 U' L2 D' B2 R2 L' D2 R2 F R F R2 D

WTF IS THAT ORANGE CROSS PB Single let's go finally after like 2 years


11 move F2L

 

[mdcuber9]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-03-05
single: 5.08

Time List:
1. 5.08 L' F2 L2 R2 D2 L2 F2 U' L2 D' B2 R2 L' D2 R2 F R F R2 D
WTF IS THAT ORANGE CROSS PB Single let's go finally after like 2 years

35 moves 6.88 TPS

There’s no way that scram is real…that’s insane

 

[AJT17]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-03-05
single: 5.08

Time List:
1. 5.08 L' F2 L2 R2 D2 L2 F2 U' L2 D' B2 R2 L' D2 R2 F R F R2 D
WTF IS THAT ORANGE CROSS PB Single let's go finally after like 2 years

35 moves 6.88 TPS

This also has a 24-move ZB solution on red, a 29-move ZB on blue and another 29-move solution on white with some cancelling, and a 31-move xxxcross-ZB on yellow, but I couldn't find anything great on red or green.

Spoiler: Red

z' // inspection
U' R2 U F2 // xxcross
U2 F U' F' // 3rd pair
R U' R' // ZBLS
U2 R' F2 R U2 R U2' R' F2 U' R U' R' // ZBLL

Spoiler: Blue

x y // inspection
F' L2 F2 // xxcross
U2 F' U F // 3rd pair
U' L' U2 L U L' U' L // ZBLS
U' R U R' U R2 U R U R2 U' R' U' R2 // ZBLL

Spoiler: White

x2 y // inspection
F' U2 F2 R2' F' R F // xxcross
R' D' R U' R' (D U) R2 // 3rd pair
D R' U' R (D' U) // 4th pair CANCEL
R D R' U' R D' R2 U // CORNER COMM

Spoiler: Yellow

R' D' R2 D2 F2 D' L' U2 L D2 // xxxcross
U' L' U' L2 F' L' F // ZBLS
U R U R' U R U2 R2 U' R U' R' U2 R // ZBLL

EDIT: I just did some downsolves of orange and yellow, and I got 3.66 with yellow and 2.60 with orange.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Generated By csTimer on 2026-03-05
single: 5.08

Time List:
1. 5.08 L' F2 L2 R2 D2 L2 F2 U' L2 D' B2 R2 L' D2 R2 F R F R2 D
WTF IS THAT ORANGE CROSS PB Single let's go finally after like 2 years

35 moves 6.88 TPS

I found this solution on white

Spoiler: white

z2
r U2 F’ L // xcross
U’ L U L’ // second pair
U R U’ R2 U R2 U R’ U’ R U R’ U’ R U R’ // third and fourth pairs
U2 r U R’ U’ r’ F R F’ // OLL
l U’ R’ D R U R’ D’ R U R’ D R U’ R’ D’ F’ // PLL
I got a 4.94 with that solution
50 moves, 10.12 TPS
not the best solution but it’s the first one I found

This also has a 24-move ZB solution on red, a 29-move ZB on blue and another 29-move solution on white with some cancelling, and a 31-move xxxcross-ZB on yellow, but I couldn't find anything great on red or green.

Spoiler: Red

z' // inspection
U' R2 U F2 // xxcross
U2 F U' F' // 3rd pair
R U' R' // ZBLS
U2 R' F2 R U2 R U2' R' F2 U' R U' R' // ZBLL

Spoiler: Blue

x y // inspection
F' L2 F2 // xxcross
U2 F' U F // 3rd pair
U' L' U2 L U L' U' L // ZBLS
U' R U R' U R2 U R U R2 U' R' U' R2 // ZBLL

Spoiler: White

x2 y // inspection
F' U2 F2 R2' F' R F // xxcross
R' D' R U' R' (D U) R2 // 3rd pair
D R' U' R (D' U) // 4th pair CANCEL
R D R' U' R D' R2 U // CORNER COMM

Spoiler: Yellow

R' D' R2 D2 F2 D' L' U2 L D2 // xxxcross
U' L' U' L2 F' L' F // ZBLS
U R U R' U R U2 R2 U' R U' R' U2 R // ZBLL

EDIT: I just did some downsolves of orange and yellow, and I got 3.66 with yellow and 2.60 with orange.

how long did you take trying to find these solutions
if you found these first try then you would have been really good at 3x3 if you mained it

 

[AJT17]

how long did you take trying to find these solutions
if you found these first try then you would have been really good at 3x3 if you mained it

I sort of found them on my first try. I think I spent about 30 minutes finding all 4 solutions and trying on red and green, too. I'm not really good at finding these things in inspection, so that's one of the biggest reasons I'm not super good at 3x3. I am working on getting better inspection depth right now, though, and I'm hoping to improve at 3x3 a lot more this year.

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

I'm not going to Wiltshire