People · Argentina
Francisco Thalasselis
4×4 · top 2.2% of 83,917 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018THAL01
Francisco Thalasselis has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 28.80, set at Río Cuarto al Cubo 2023, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Argentina. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since July 2018, he has put 775 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.94 in July 2018 to 8.13, a 57% improvement. Francisco has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 28.80 | 35.15 | top 2.2% | 8 / 615 | |
| Square-1 | 7.81 | 10.47 | top 2.8% | 6 / 157 | |
| 3×3 | 8.13 | 9.40 | top 3.0% | 46 / 1,694 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.52 | 13.75 | top 3.7% | 19 / 598 | |
| 2×2 | 2.01 | 3.88 | top 4.8% | 53 / 1,203 | |
| 5×5 | 1:00.48 | 1:05.27 | top 5.7% | 12 / 296 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.09 | 8.26 | top 8.1% | 74 / 830 | |
| 6×6 | 2:11.09 | 2:15.91 | top 15.8% | 17 / 110 | |
| 7×7 | 3:19.19 | 3:30.41 | top 16.1% | 15 / 98 | |
| Skewb | 6.23 | 8.71 | top 27.6% | 123 / 405 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.22 | 1:49.47 | top 29.6% | 115 / 314 | |
| Clock | 26.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 147 / 175 |
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
- 17 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Córdoba Cubea 2024.
- 22 Jul 2024Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Río Cuarto al Cubo 2023.
- 1 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Nacionales Argentinas 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Santa Fe Cubea 2023.
- 7 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.13 at Abierto de Pascuas 2023.
Competitions
- Desafío Cubero Alta Gracia 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Villa María al Cubo 2025 · 13 Sep 2025
- Desafío Cubero Alta Gracia 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Córdoba Cubea 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024 · 22 Jul 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Río Cuarto al Cubo 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Nacionales Argentinas 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Santa Fe Cubea 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Abierto de Pascuas 2023 · 7 Apr 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Nacionales Argentinas 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Hernando Summer 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Villa Carlos Paz Otoño 2019 · 19 Apr 2019
- VCP Invierno 2018 · 28 Jul 2018
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.
- Matías Ponte — met in 158 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
- Theo Goluboff — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Juan Ignacio Caneppa — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 59 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 3.80 away.
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 201 people have one; it is 1.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.