People · Philippines
Albert Philip Bulao
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015BULA02
Albert Philip Bulao has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.94, set at Davao City Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 115th in the Philippines. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since November 2015, he has put 719 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.52 in November 2015 to 6.94, a 49% improvement. Albert has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.94 | 8.81 | top 1.3% | 115 / 6,270 | |
| 7×7 | 2:20.01 | 2:37.01 | top 2.4% | 7 / 275 | |
| 4×4 | 29.50 | 36.87 | top 2.6% | 54 / 2,135 | |
| 6×6 | 1:45.78 | 2:02.68 | top 5.7% | 22 / 298 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.05 | 16.16 | top 6.2% | 135 / 2,440 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.75 | 1:11.35 | top 8.2% | 90 / 928 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 3.46 | top 9.4% | 359 / 4,257 | |
| Megaminx | 1:08.60 | 1:18.89 | top 14.8% | 104 / 690 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.48 | 12.96 | top 63.8% | 1,872 / 2,621 |
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 2019Four personal bests in one day at Mindanao Championship 2019.
- 28 Sep 2018Five personal bests in one day at Philippine Championship 2018.
- 19 Aug 2017Four personal bests in one day at Mindanao Championships 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016First sub-10 3×3: 8.08 at Kubo Open 2016.
- 10 Dec 2016Five personal bests in one day at Kubo Open 2016.
- 13 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at Mindanao Championship 2016.
Competitions
- Davao City Open 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Clash of Cubers III Davao 2025 · 30 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Davao City Open 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tagum City Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Tagum Speedcubing Masters 2023 · 5 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cuber's Cafe Open 2019 · 30 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Tagum City Open 2019 · 10 Aug 2019
- Mindanao Championship 2019 · 31 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2018 · 28 Sep 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Mindanao Championships 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Mindanao Championships 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Tagum City Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Panabo Speedcube Challenge 2017 · 26 Feb 2017
- Kubo Open 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Mindanao Championship 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Clash Of Cubers II 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Summer Speed Cube Olympics 2016 · 20 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Rise of Cubers Tagum 2016 · 5 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Clash Of Cubers Davao 2015 · 15 Nov 2015
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.
- Clyde Dencer Tutor — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 59 times · head to head
- Justin John Navarro — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Daryll Ben Relatorres — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 42 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-2:00 7×7 single — 83 people have one; it is 20.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.