People · Mexico
Marco Antonio Garcia Franco
3×3 · top 8.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016FRAN10
Marco Antonio Garcia Franco has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.46, set at Aragón Treasure 2024, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 468th in Mexico. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2016, he has put 161 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.58 in June 2016 to 10.46, a 41% improvement. Marco has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.46 | 11.22 | top 8.8% | 468 / 4,263 | |
| Megaminx | 58.93 | 1:06.44 | top 9.4% | 107 / 1,042 | |
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 4.59 | top 14.9% | 584 / 3,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.15 | 21.92 | top 18.2% | 333 / 1,672 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.29 | 9.84 | top 22.1% | 554 / 2,003 | |
| 4×4 | 48.33 | 1:02.13 | top 22.5% | 495 / 1,845 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.95 | — | early days — 1 solve | 488 / 1,010 | |
| Skewb | 9.21 | 14.98 | top 49.8% | 658 / 1,157 | |
| Square-1 | 37.07 | 45.76 | top 61.4% | 299 / 516 |
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
- 14 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at IZcube 2023.
- 17 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at TimerTon 2018.
- 5 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.04 at Weas México 2017.
- 25 Jun 2016First competition: Metro Cubing Fest 2016. A 17.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Aragón Treasure 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- IZcube 2023 · 14 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Conde Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- TimerTon 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Weas México 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Argetlam 2016 · 28 Oct 2016
- Metro Cubing Fest 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
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.
- Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Samuel Hernandez Castro — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Angel Arrioja Landa — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 8.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.