People · United States
Andrew Franklin
3×3 · top 6.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016FRAN20
Andrew Franklin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.80, set at Esbjerg Open 2025, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,856th in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since September 2016, he has put 306 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.75 in January 2017 to 9.80, a 53% improvement. Andrew 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.80 | 12.07 | top 6.9% | 3,856 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.91 | 11.39 | top 7.3% | 1,888 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 46.60 | 52.19 | top 20.4% | 3,131 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 3.64 | 5.66 | top 22.0% | 8,729 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:29.18 | 1:59.35 | top 22.7% | 468 / 2,128 | |
| Square-1 | 18.32 | 23.62 | top 24.2% | 1,606 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.48 | 1:37.92 | top 26.9% | 2,128 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.63 | 28.90 | top 27.8% | 3,633 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.02 | 2:00.22 | top 35.3% | 2,574 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 8.55 | 10.38 | top 45.5% | 8,128 / 19,164 | |
| 6×6 | 3:16.67 | 3:28.56 | top 48.9% | 1,853 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 5 cubes · 10:00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 373 / 740 | |
| 7×7 | 5:07.49 | 5:13.39 | top 53.1% | 1,581 / 3,236 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 9:47.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 242 / 442 |
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
- 7 Jun 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Esbjerg Open 2025.
- 10 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2023.
- 21 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at River Hill Fall 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023Six personal bests in one day at Square-Fun in Bloomsburg 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023.
- 29 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 12.78 at Cougar Qualifier 2023.
Competitions
- Utah Quiet Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026
- Esbjerg Open 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- MoCo Cubing Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- River Hill Fall 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cumberland County Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Beach Fall 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Square-Fun in Bloomsburg 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Warwick Cube Day 2023 · 10 Jun 2023
- Cubing in the Lion's Den 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cougar Qualifier 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NovaCube 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Rockville Winter 2017 · 14 Jan 2017
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016
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.
- Hassan Khanani — met in 57 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zayn Khanani — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Will Callan — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.80 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.