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Francisco Sánchez Palazón

3×3 · top 41.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2012 · 2012PALA02

Francisco Sánchez Palazón has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.55, set at Archena Open 2016, puts him in the top 41.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,792nd in Spain. Across 3 competitions since July 2012, he has put 70 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.78 in July 2012 to 20.55, a 20% improvement. Francisco has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 41.5% of 284,439 all-time
20.55
signature single · Archena Open 2016
70
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingSpain
3×320.5523.52
top 41.5%1,792 / 5,141
2×26.677.91
top 57.6%2,014 / 3,845
4×41:58.312:12.25
top 80.9%1,287 / 1,762
3×3 one-handed1:29.411:38.24
top 94.7%1,201 / 1,315

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

Granada Open 2012: 25.78Valgame Open 2012: 26.63Archena Open 2016: 20.5520.5526.637 Jul 20122 Jul 2016

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
  • A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.67 away.

Targets move as he improves.