People · Italy
Francesco Giuseppe Gemona
2×2 · top 3.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023GEMO02
Francesco Giuseppe Gemona has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.71, set at Rubik's Italian Championship 2025, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 109th in Italy. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2023, he has put 413 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.77 in July 2023 to 10.88, a 31% improvement. Francesco has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.71 | 3.97 | top 3.1% | 109 / 2,068 | |
| Square-1 | 9.27 | 11.66 | top 4.9% | 21 / 411 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.82 | 7.43 | top 6.8% | 139 / 1,403 | |
| 3×3 | 10.88 | 12.75 | top 10.1% | 385 / 2,882 | |
| Clock | 8.92 | — | early days — 3 solves | 104 / 414 | |
| 4×4 | 48.43 | 53.93 | top 22.7% | 280 / 1,206 | |
| Skewb | 6.18 | 9.06 | top 27.2% | 290 / 804 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.28 | 29.32 | top 34.9% | 313 / 887 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:11.60 | — | top 37.1% | 96 / 244 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.08 | 1:50.58 | top 40.0% | 241 / 642 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 262 / 544 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 178 / 266 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 19:14.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 44 / 48 |
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
- 6 Jul 2024Five personal bests in one day at Venzone: Road to Euro 2024.
- 4 May 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Cavarzere al Cubo 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Six personal bests in one day at Sanda Spring 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at Feltre Winter Open 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.66 at Venzone Speedcubing 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Six personal bests in one day at Venzone Speedcubing 2023.
Competitions
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Sanda Winter 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Venzone: Road to Euro 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Cavarzere al Cubo 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Sanda Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Feltre Winter Open 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- FMC Italy 2023 · 26 Nov 2023
- Venzone Speedcubing 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Feltre: WC Warmup 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Evan Maccagnan — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Alessio Pandin — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Sebastiano Leschiutta — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 766 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.