People · United Kingdom
Francis Saunders
2×2 · top 29.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017SAUN04
Francis Saunders has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.24, set at Manchester Open 2018, puts him in the top 29.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,580th in the United Kingdom. Across 3 competitions since November 2017, he has put 50 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.89 in November 2017 to 4.24, a 38% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.24 | 5.72 | top 29.6% | 1,580 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.80 | 10.00 | top 43.1% | 1,762 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 21.53 | 23.87 | top 44.2% | 3,049 / 6,689 | |
| Clock | 15.69 | 18.44 | top 50.6% | 668 / 1,232 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-30 3×3: 22.23 at Welsh Open 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Welsh Open 2018.
- 25 Nov 2017First competition: Weston-super-Mare Open 2017. A 30.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Manchester Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Welsh Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017
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.
- Louis Robinson — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Sam Spendla — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.