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France Bautista
2×2 · top 0.95% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018BAUT02
France Bautista has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.17, set at Raha Open 2023, puts him in the top 0.95% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18th in the Philippines. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since March 2018, he has put 460 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.75 in March 2018 to 6.86, a 46% improvement. France has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.17 | 2.44 | top 0.95% | 18 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 | 6.86 | 8.91 | top 1.2% | 108 / 6,270 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.19 | 5.69 | top 4.3% | 90 / 2,621 | |
| Skewb | 2.91 | 4.92 | top 4.6% | 70 / 1,320 | |
| 4×4 | 39.66 | 47.68 | top 11.7% | 283 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.96 | 20.91 | top 20.4% | 522 / 2,440 | |
| 5×5 | 2:31.81 | — | top 66.6% | 705 / 928 | |
| Clock | 22.72 | 30.49 | top 71.9% | 414 / 534 |
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
- 21 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Raha Open 2023.
- 16 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at Sunmarke Dubai Open 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Dubai Summer Open 2022.
- 7 Jul 2022Six personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022.
- 13 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at City Centre Sharjah Open 2019.
- 19 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.62 at Sharjah Open 2019.
Competitions
- Pinoy Side Events Open 2025 · 10 May 2025
- Dubai Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dasmariñas Speedcubing Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023
- Raha Open 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Sunmarke Dubai Open 2022 · 16 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Dubai Summer Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- City Centre Sharjah Open 2019 · 13 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Mental Breakdown Abu Dhabi 2019 · 26 Apr 2019
- Sharjah Open 2019 · 19 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- GEMS Modern Academy Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Sunmarke Dubai Open 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 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.
- Mihir Narayan — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Baha Alshwaiki — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 30 times · head to head
- Abishua James Thomas — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.