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Franklin Kirste
3×3 · top 32.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024KIRS01
Franklin Kirste has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.47, set at Ottawa Spring 2025, puts him in the top 32.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,169th in Canada. Across 4 competitions since March 2024, he has put 76 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.45 in March 2024 to 17.47, a 55% improvement. Franklin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.47 | 23.55 | top 32.5% | 3,169 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.02 | 13.83 | top 36.3% | 1,664 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 5.21 | 6.66 | top 41.9% | 2,935 / 7,173 | |
| Skewb | 8.18 | 14.23 | top 42.6% | 1,102 / 2,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:57.59 | — | top 80.6% | 2,431 / 3,118 | |
| Clock | 30.12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 849 / 1,029 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:08.81 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,227 / 2,620 |
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
- 24 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Championnat Canadien 2025.
- 3 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.47 at Ottawa Spring 2025.
- 4 Oct 2024First sub-30 3×3: 23.04 at Championnat Québécois 2024.
- 4 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Championnat Québécois 2024.
- 17 Mar 2024First competition: Nouveaux Venus à Montréal B 2024. A 38.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Championnat Canadien 2025 · 24 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Ottawa Spring 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Championnat Québécois 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Nouveaux Venus à Montréal B 2024 · 17 Mar 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.
- Rémi Chrétien — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Décarie — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- William Lavoie — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.47 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.