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Francesco Martinez
5×5 · top 7.7% of 40,792 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023MART41
Francesco Martinez has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 5×5: a personal-best single of 1:03.80, set at General Trias Speedcubing Open 2023, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 40,792 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 78th in the Philippines. Until September 2010, no official 5×5 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2023, he has put 167 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 5×5 best has come down from 1:20.00 in April 2023 to 1:03.80, a 20% improvement. Francesco has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | 1:03.80 | 1:15.47 | top 7.7% | 78 / 928 | |
| 6×6 | 1:54.72 | 2:11.54 | top 9.0% | 35 / 298 | |
| 7×7 | 2:59.05 | 3:12.87 | top 10.4% | 37 / 275 | |
| 4×4 | 38.98 | 48.62 | top 10.9% | 268 / 2,135 | |
| Megaminx | 1:01.85 | 1:08.03 | top 11.0% | 85 / 690 | |
| 3×3 | 12.78 | 16.61 | top 16.7% | 1,784 / 6,270 | |
| Skewb | 5.12 | 8.33 | top 19.1% | 289 / 1,320 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.67 | 31.72 | top 25.1% | 654 / 2,440 | |
| 2×2 | 4.52 | 5.51 | top 33.2% | 1,654 / 4,257 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.05 | 14.80 | top 36.6% | 1,069 / 2,621 | |
| Square-1 | 24.66 | 29.58 | top 38.4% | 167 / 374 | |
| Clock | 34.15 | 38.79 | top 89.0% | 484 / 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, 5×5. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Marikina City ReMINX 2023.
- 22 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Big Time Manila 2023.
- 28 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.98 at General Trias Speedcubing Open 2023.
- 16 Apr 2023First competition: Laguna Speedcubing Open 2023. A 15.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Marikina City ReMINX 2023 · 5 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Big Time Manila 2023 · 22 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- General Trias Speedcubing Open II 2023 · 15 Oct 2023
- Caloocan Cube Fest 2023 · 8 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Tanza Speedcubing Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- San Mateo Speedcubing Open 2023 · 18 Jun 2023
- General Trias Speedcubing Open 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open 2023 · 16 Apr 2023
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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 3.80 away.
- A sub-1:30 6×6 single — 336 people have one; it is 24.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.