People · Argentina
Franco Gardiner
2×2 · top 2.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022GARD03
Franco Gardiner has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.57, set at Lomas de Zamora 2024, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in Argentina. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2022, he has put 178 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.45 in July 2024 to 10.80, a 13% improvement. Franco has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.57 | 3.24 | top 2.5% | 33 / 1,203 | |
| 3×3 | 10.80 | 12.61 | top 9.9% | 167 / 1,694 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.82 | 25.36 | top 22.8% | 122 / 598 | |
| Skewb | 7.05 | 8.95 | top 34.0% | 148 / 405 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.54 | 11.99 | top 40.9% | 328 / 830 | |
| Square-1 | 28.75 | 39.31 | top 47.0% | 80 / 157 | |
| 5×5 | 2:52.39 | 3:02.22 | top 75.5% | 212 / 296 |
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
- 3 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Lomas de Zamora 2024.
- 7 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Salta al Cubo V2 2024.
- 22 Jul 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.45 at Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024.
- 22 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024.
- 9 Jul 2022First competition: Mega Open Ciudadela 2022.
Competitions
- Ezeiza Cubea 2026 · 5 Jul 2026
- Pascuas en la Di Tella 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- Lomas de Zamora 2025 · 30 Mar 2025
- Buenos Aires Fin de Año 2024 · 31 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Lomas de Zamora 2024 · 3 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Salta al Cubo V2 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2024 · 22 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Mega Open Ciudadela 2022 · 9 Jul 2022
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.
- Caro Visentin — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- León Fernández Hernández — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Federico da Fonseca — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.