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Francis Walstrum
Clock · top 46.2% of 32,048 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025WALS04
Francis Walstrum has been competing for a year. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 14.57, set at Midwest Cubing Classic 2026, puts him in the top 46.2% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,731st in the United States. Across 3 competitions since April 2025, he has put 27 official solves on the record across five events. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.72 in April 2025 to 6.60, a 24% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 14.57 | 19.79 | top 46.2% | 3,731 / 8,927 | |
| 2×2 | 6.60 | 7.41 | top 57.0% | 23,304 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 27.06 | 29.70 | top 57.0% | 33,641 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:08.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,471 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:37.94 | — | early days — 1 solve | 17,876 / 19,072 |
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
- 26 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 27.06 at Midwest Cubing Classic 2026.
- 6 Apr 2025First competition: Midwest Cubing Classic 2025. A 35.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Midwest Cubing Classic 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Deerfield Dodecahedrons 2026 · 7 Feb 2026
- Midwest Cubing Classic 2025 · 6 Apr 2025
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.
- Zachary Cribb — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zeke Mackay — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Adam Schwenn — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,202 people have one; it is 2.57 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.