People · United States
Francis K. L. Gress
3×3 · top 17.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023GRES01
Francis K. L. Gress has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.12, set at TJHSST Spring 2023, puts him in the top 17.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,559th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since February 2023, he has put 96 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.94 in February 2023 to 13.12, a 12% improvement. Francis has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.12 | 16.52 | top 17.8% | 9,559 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.38 | 11.60 | top 39.5% | 11,290 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 5.75 | 6.73 | top 48.2% | 19,526 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.54 | 1:28.75 | top 51.2% | 8,638 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 9.90 | 14.13 | top 54.3% | 9,836 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.95 | 39.73 | top 55.3% | 7,671 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:25.80 | 3:00.23 | top 63.9% | 5,539 / 9,401 |
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 Feb 2023First competition: Pretzel Mania 2023. A 14.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- TJHSST Spring 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Potomac Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania 2023 · 25 Feb 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.
- Adam Morgan — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Panashe Sharma — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- James Kershaw — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.