People · Argentina
Franco Gardiner
2×2 · top 2.5% of 189,179 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 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34th in Argentina. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2022, he has put 217 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.45 in July 2024 to 9.83, a 21% improvement. Franco has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 3.05 | top 2.5% | 34 / 1,223 | |
| 3×3 | 9.83 | 10.89 | top 7.0% | 125 / 1,717 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.24 | 24.03 | top 21.2% | 119 / 618 | |
| Skewb | 7.05 | 8.95 | top 34.2% | 148 / 409 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.54 | 11.99 | top 40.9% | 332 / 841 | |
| Square-1 | 28.75 | 37.42 | top 47.1% | 86 / 172 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.16 | 1:28.67 | top 57.0% | 360 / 632 | |
| 5×5 | 2:52.39 | 3:02.22 | top 75.5% | 220 / 304 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Chau Invierno En Di Tella 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Chau Invierno En Di Tella 2026.
- 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.
Competitions
- Chau Invierno En Di Tella 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- 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.
- Federico da Fonseca — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Theo Goluboff — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caro Visentin — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.