People · Chile
Francisco German Ignacio Almendras Lara
Megaminx · top 2.8% of 34,786 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024LARA03
Francisco German Ignacio Almendras Lara has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 44.02, set at Campeonato de Verano Santiago 2026, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in Chile. Until April 2011, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since February 2024, he has put 232 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.21 in February 2024 to 8.25, a 72% improvement. Francisco has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 44.02 | 48.38 | top 2.8% | 10 / 196 | |
| 3×3 | 8.25 | 11.82 | top 3.2% | 58 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.65 | 23.30 | top 11.7% | 56 / 458 | |
| Skewb | 4.40 | 7.45 | top 13.7% | 60 / 314 | |
| 4×4 | 41.68 | 45.79 | top 14.1% | 101 / 562 | |
| 2×2 | 3.35 | 5.05 | top 18.4% | 238 / 1,303 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.96 | 9.92 | top 19.7% | 141 / 871 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.58 | 1:39.73 | top 28.6% | 93 / 223 | |
| Square-1 | 28.30 | 33.81 | top 46.3% | 99 / 176 |
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
- 7 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.25 at Campeonato de Verano Santiago 2026.
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Los Ángeles Chile Comeback - Pre Nats 2025.
- 5 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.31 at UC al Cubo - Santiago 2024.
- 5 Oct 2024Six personal bests in one day at UC al Cubo - Santiago 2024.
- 18 May 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.72 at Patio Cubik Lite 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024First competition: Parquemet Cubing 2024. A 29.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Macul Otoño 2026 · 19 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Campeonato de Verano Santiago 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Titan Big N Mega V2 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Gimnasio de la Mente Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Los Ángeles Chile Comeback - Pre Nats 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rancagua Open 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- UC al Cubo - Santiago 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Warm Up SAC Santiago 2024 · 13 Jul 2024
- Santiago - Cubikz Challenge: Megaminx 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Patio Cubik Lite 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Parquemet Cubing 2024 · 17 Feb 2024
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.
- Michael Fonseca — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Dante Navarro Vera — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Jose Basaes — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 4.02 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.