People · Australia
Justin Franklin
2×2 · top 9.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022FRAN20
Justin Franklin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.55, set at Murdoch University Open 2024, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 709th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2022, he has put 97 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.92 in August 2022 to 11.48, an 11% improvement. Justin has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.83 | top 9.4% | 709 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 11.48 | 13.67 | top 12.1% | 1,066 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.81 | 10.47 | top 26.3% | 1,341 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.12 | 1:05.77 | top 37.7% | 1,001 / 3,051 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.91 | 2:03.66 | top 40.9% | 505 / 1,277 | |
| Square-1 | 26.87 | 37.06 | top 43.2% | 418 / 899 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.27 | 53.55 | top 57.7% | 1,374 / 2,659 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.89 | — | early days — 2 solves | 948 / 1,356 | |
| Skewb | 12.47 | 14.91 | top 68.3% | 2,297 / 3,534 |
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 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Murdoch University Open 2024.
- 6 Aug 2022First competition: Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022. A 13.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Going Fast in Guildford 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Murdoch University Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Jonathan Charlesworth — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joshua Hounslow — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Amy Smith — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.