People · Spain
Francisco Gallego Salido
3×3 · top 7.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2012 · 2012SALI03
Francisco Gallego Salido has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.11, set at Chanquete Open 2019, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 312th in Spain. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since July 2012, he has put 682 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.43 in July 2012 to 10.11, a 38% improvement. Francisco has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.11 | 11.00 | top 7.8% | 312 / 5,141 | |
| 4×4 | 37.21 | 43.06 | top 8.9% | 137 / 1,762 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 4.92 | top 11.7% | 455 / 3,845 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.71 | 24.27 | top 22.5% | 243 / 1,315 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.70 | 1:58.02 | top 43.1% | 294 / 863 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:16.14 | — | top 57.0% | 150 / 273 | |
| 6×6 | 5:10.58 | 5:16.52 | early days — 3 solves | 259 / 316 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.65 | 21.13 | top 84.0% | 2,338 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 55 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 237 / 282 | |
| Megaminx | 3:56.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 691 / 874 | |
| 7×7 | 8:28.72 | — | early days — 1 solve | 224 / 260 | |
| Square-1 | 2:20.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 582 / 604 |
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
- 10 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Fuenlabrada Open 2016.
- 22 Nov 2015Four personal bests in one day at Mijas Open 2015.
- 9 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Spanish Championship 2015.
- 7 Mar 2015Three personal bests in one day at Murcia 2015.
- 15 Nov 2014First sub-15 3×3: 12.61 at Alhambra LMO 2014.
- 15 Nov 2014Six personal bests in one day at Alhambra LMO 2014.
Competitions
- Guadix Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Granada Open 2025 · 10 May 2025
- Sum of Ranks Granada 2023 · 7 Oct 2023
- Chanquete Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Ronda Open 2022 · 5 Mar 2022
- Chanquete Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Chanquete Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018
- Murcia 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Altasierra 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Fuenlabrada Open 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Mijas Open 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Spanish Championship 2016 · 7 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Murcia 2016 · 5 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Mijas Open 2015 · 22 Nov 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2015 · 9 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Murcia 2015 · 7 Mar 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Alhambra LMO 2014 · 15 Nov 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Granada Open 2012 · 7 Jul 2012 — 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.
- Rafael Rodriguez Santana — met in 134 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Carlos Méndez García-Barroso — met in 130 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jorge Martín Espinosa — met in 128 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.