People · Italy
Francesco Parcesepe
2×2 · top 8.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022PARC01
Francesco Parcesepe has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.43, set at Parthenope Open 2023, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 256th in Italy. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2022, he has put 345 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.03 in September 2022 to 10.68, a 41% 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 | Italy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 4.71 | top 8.3% | 256 / 2,079 | |
| 3×3 | 10.68 | 12.78 | top 9.6% | 355 / 2,897 | |
| 4×4 | 40.71 | 48.86 | top 13.0% | 158 / 1,211 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.24 | 1:36.22 | top 21.0% | 121 / 649 | |
| Skewb | 5.63 | 7.87 | top 23.0% | 252 / 810 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.23 | 26.98 | top 23.9% | 215 / 896 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.03 | 1:50.05 | top 28.3% | 146 / 551 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.41 | 9.18 | top 31.3% | 562 / 1,417 | |
| Square-1 | 28.36 | 40.36 | top 46.4% | 194 / 415 | |
| Clock | 16.78 | — | top 54.8% | 267 / 419 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 207 / 266 |
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
- 25 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at Rome Spring Open 2025.
- 1 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's Italian Championship 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Roma ar Cubbo 2024.
- 29 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.64 at Eretum VI: 5-4-3-2 Edition 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023Six personal bests in one day at Parthenope Open 2023.
- 10 Sep 2022First competition: AOpen in Rome 2022. A 21.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rome Spring Open 2025 · 25 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Eretum I 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's Italian Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Roma ar Cubbo 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Eretum VI: 5-4-3-2 Edition 2023 · 29 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Parthenope Open 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- FMC Italy 2022 · 26 Nov 2022
- AOpen in Rome 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 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.
- Flavio Rimi — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sofia Saletnich — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Gabriele Cappelletti — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.