People · Philippines
Charl Jovan Borromeo
3×3 · top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2012 · 2012BORR01
Charl Jovan Borromeo has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.49, set at Makati Heroes Speedcubing 2025, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 359th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 39 competitions since May 2012, he has put 1,079 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.03 in May 2012 to 8.49, a 35% improvement. Charl has entered 39 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 8.49 | 9.75 | top 3.7% | 359 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.36 | 17.60 | top 5.0% | 111 / 2,440 | |
| 2×2 | 2.42 | 4.71 | top 8.1% | 307 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 40.16 | 47.07 | top 12.3% | 302 / 2,135 | |
| Skewb | 5.63 | 9.52 | top 22.9% | 365 / 1,320 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.32 | 2:07.13 | top 40.1% | 460 / 928 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | top 44.7% | 83 / 189 | |
| Clock | 15.56 | 20.97 | top 50.1% | 316 / 534 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.33 | 2:34.07 | top 53.4% | 395 / 690 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.06 | 17.53 | top 73.2% | 2,113 / 2,621 | |
| Square-1 | 48.33 | 1:06.53 | top 74.5% | 290 / 374 | |
| 6×6 | 5:54.65 | 6:32.51 | early days — 3 solves | 279 / 298 |
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
- 15 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at Philippine Championship 2017.
- 30 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Baguio City Open 2016.
- 23 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Visayas Championship 2016.
- 1 Jun 2013Three personal bests in one day at Cubao Open 2013.
- 13 Apr 2013First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Marikina City Open 2013.
- 13 Apr 2013Four personal bests in one day at Marikina City Open 2013.
Competitions
- Makati Heroes Speedcubing 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cabalen Cubing Fest 2025 · 14 Jun 2025
- FMC Quezon City 2025 · 3 May 2025
- Makati Speedcubing Open II 2025 · 27 Apr 2025
- Quezon City Cubing Sides 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bonifacio Global City Speedcubing Newcomer 2025 · 9 Mar 2025
- Luzon Championship 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CaMaNaVa Year-End Blast 2024 · 29 Dec 2024
- Turn 'N Solve CaMaNaVa 2024 · 8 Dec 2024
- Las Piñas Speedcubing Open II 2024 · 10 Nov 2024
- Spooky Turn 'N Solve Valenzuela 2024 · 3 Nov 2024
- Laguna Speedcubing Open VI 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- 50 Years of Cubing in the Philippines 2024 · 6 Oct 2024
- Makati Speedcubing Open 2024 · 22 Sep 2024
- Minx It Up in Pasig 2024 · 21 Sep 2024
- Baguio City Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018
- Philippine Championship 2018 · 28 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Philippine Championship 2017 · 15 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017 · 19 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Maxx Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2016 · 4 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Baguio City Open 2016 · 30 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2016 · 7 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Manila Metropolitan Championship 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Visayas Championship 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- CGJV Speedcubing Rush 2016 · 2 Jul 2016
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2016 · 28 May 2016
- Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2015 · 21 Aug 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2014 · 18 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Pista'y Dayat Speed Cubing Championship 2014 · 1 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Marikina City 2 Open 2014 · 5 Apr 2014
- Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2013 · 7 Dec 2013
- Art Capital Open 2013 · 18 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Cubao Open 2013 · 1 Jun 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- SNES Open 2013 · 25 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Marikina City Open 2013 · 13 Apr 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Bayani 2012 · 27 Aug 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Fiesta Open 2012 · 13 May 2012
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.
- John Edison Ubaldo (ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜁᜇᜒᜐᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜂᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ︀) — met in 112 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 99 rounds, finished ahead 58 times
- Wonder Dygico — met in 98 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.