People · Australia
Francis Nuttall
2×2 · top 6.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022NUTT01
Francis Nuttall has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at Northside Spring Saturday 2022, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 469th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since April 2022, he has put 485 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.16 in April 2022 to 9.59, a 52% improvement. Francis has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 4.08 | top 6.3% | 469 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 | 9.59 | 11.10 | top 6.4% | 585 / 11,943 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.93 | 7.03 | top 7.4% | 337 / 6,109 | |
| 4×4 | 37.33 | 40.85 | top 9.1% | 240 / 3,108 | |
| Square-1 | 12.08 | 18.08 | top 10.1% | 110 / 920 | |
| Clock | 8.34 | 9.53 | top 16.7% | 186 / 1,159 | |
| Skewb | 5.67 | 7.31 | top 23.3% | 634 / 3,589 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.80 | 1:39.30 | top 25.6% | 355 / 1,412 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.11 | 27.26 | top 29.2% | 667 / 2,685 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.99 | 2:14.60 | top 42.2% | 525 / 1,313 | |
| 7×7 | 5:04.59 | 5:19.91 | top 52.0% | 259 / 540 | |
| 6×6 | 4:14.64 | — | early days — 3 solves | 450 / 667 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 340 / 474 |
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
- 30 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at Big Cube Time Brisbane 2026.
- 11 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.59 at QLD State Championship 2025.
- 11 Apr 2025Seven personal bests in one day at QLD State Championship 2025.
- 28 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2023.
- 3 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at U Cube at UQ Sunday 2023.
- 4 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Summer 2023.
Competitions
- Big Cube Time Brisbane 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025
- QLD State Championship 2025 · 11 Apr 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- QUT Qube Challenge Sunday 2023 · 26 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals FMC 2023 · 24 Sep 2023
- U Cube at UQ Sunday 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Runaway Bay May Sunday 2023 · 28 May 2023
- Brisbane Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Northside Spring Saturday 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Runaway Bay Saturday Challenge 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Queensland Open 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Brisbane's 20 in 21 in 2022 · 25 Jun 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Brisbane Autumn 2022 · 2 Apr 2022
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.
- Hayden Ng (吳宇晞) — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Lucas Otsu — met in 99 rounds, finished ahead 53 times
- Jamie Otsu — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.