People · Brazil
Samuel Nascimento Franco
Pyraminx · top 13.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024FRAN56
Samuel Nascimento Franco has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.98, set at Partage Summer SG 2025, puts him in the top 13.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 314th in Brazil. Across 7 competitions since December 2024, he has put 197 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. Samuel 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 | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.98 | 8.67 | top 13.0% | 314 / 3,208 | |
| Skewb | 5.40 | 9.35 | top 21.2% | 264 / 1,463 | |
| 3×3 | 16.53 | 20.17 | top 29.5% | 1,784 / 9,644 | |
| 2×2 | 4.41 | 5.82 | top 31.8% | 1,191 / 5,137 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.12 | 40.69 | top 53.6% | 861 / 1,992 | |
| Clock | 17.81 | 21.10 | top 58.2% | 375 / 723 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.57 | 1:46.73 | top 68.3% | 1,079 / 1,855 |
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
- 31 May 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Paraíso Fall DC 2025.
- 1 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rio Cubolympics 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Opentrópolis CEFET 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Paraíso Summer DC 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First competition: Paraíso ao Cubo II DC 2024. A 21.28 3×3 single to start from.
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.99 at Paraíso ao Cubo II DC 2024.
Competitions
- Paraíso Fall DC 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Rio Cubolympics 2025 · 1 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Opentrópolis CEFET 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Paraíso Summer DC 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Partage Summer SG 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Viradão do Cubo em Araruama 2024 · 28 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Paraíso ao Cubo II DC 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 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.
- Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kaique de Oliveira Neves — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Emanuel Victor Araújo dos Santos — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.