People · Canada
Franc Novoa Samaniego
3×3 · top 47.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025SAMA15
Franc Novoa Samaniego has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.76, set at Red Deer Favourites 2026, puts him in the top 47.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,843rd in Canada. Across 2 competitions since November 2025, he has put 26 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.36 in November 2025 to 22.76, a 32% improvement. Franc has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 22.76 | 26.58 | top 47.3% | 4,843 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 9.71 | 15.42 | top 53.1% | 1,461 / 2,907 | |
| 2×2 | 7.70 | 10.07 | top 65.8% | 4,811 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 2:07.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,587 / 3,118 |
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
- 14 Feb 2026First sub-30 3×3: 22.76 at Red Deer Favourites 2026.
- 1 Nov 2025First competition: Crossfield Fall 2025. A 33.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Red Deer Favourites 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Crossfield Fall 2025 · 1 Nov 2025
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.
- Seth McDonald — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Denis Reimer — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Damon Weatherley — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.76 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.