People · United States
Franklyn Tu
2×2 · top 11.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023TUFR01
Franklyn Tu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.71, set at Flex in Lex 2026, puts him in the top 11.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,435th in the United States. Across 14 competitions since April 2023, he has put 327 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.63 in April 2023 to 14.57, a 41% improvement. Franklyn has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.71 | 4.26 | top 11.1% | 4,435 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.20 | 8.02 | top 21.5% | 5,867 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 14.57 | 16.09 | top 23.1% | 12,673 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 51.27 | 1:02.72 | top 26.4% | 4,111 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.71 | 2:19.38 | top 41.1% | 3,376 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.79 | 1:56.67 | top 42.1% | 3,131 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 9.02 | 15.85 | top 48.6% | 8,799 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 17.98 | 19.74 | top 58.7% | 5,051 / 9,172 | |
| 6×6 | 3:40.32 | 3:59.88 | top 58.9% | 2,281 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:27.57 | 6:05.33 | top 59.2% | 1,794 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.13 | 1:01.23 | top 78.6% | 11,725 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 57.83 | 1:20.44 | top 82.3% | 5,571 / 6,846 |
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 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Flex in Lex 2026.
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Plymouth Indiana Mini 2025.
- 10 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Land of Lincoln 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at UIUC Big Cubes Spring 2024.
- 20 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.71 at Evanston Summer Big Cubes 2023.
- 20 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Evanston Summer Big Cubes 2023.
Competitions
- Flex in Lex 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Best in West Lafayette 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Prebleminxing 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Fun in Muncie 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Plymouth Indiana Mini 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- WonderLand Education West Lafayette Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Land of Lincoln 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Gem City Donut DNF 2024 · 16 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minxville Indiana 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Circle City Cubing 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Big Cubes Spring 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Evanston Summer Big Cubes 2023 · 20 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Little Giant Open 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- NA Stadium Series - Cleveland 2023 · 29 Apr 2023
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucy Grace Bryson — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.