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Daphne Sharynna S. Taan
Square-1 · top 2.1% of 25,662 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023TAAN01
Daphne Sharynna S. Taan has been competing for 4 years. Her best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 7.19, set at Cavite Side Events Open 2026, puts her in the top 2.1% of the 25,662 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6th in the Philippines. Until May 2014, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since April 2023, she has put 276 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Her 3×3 best has come down from 22.39 in April 2023 to 8.43, a 62% improvement. Daphne has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 7.19 | 9.34 | top 2.1% | 6 / 382 | |
| 3×3 | 8.43 | 11.40 | top 3.6% | 356 / 6,429 | |
| 2×2 | 1.84 | 4.77 | top 3.8% | 113 / 4,353 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.70 | 9.21 | top 17.8% | 486 / 2,661 | |
| Clock | 14.18 | 18.91 | top 44.6% | 287 / 543 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.76 | 35.85 | top 46.2% | 1,335 / 2,491 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.96 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,521 / 2,174 |
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
- 13 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.84 at Makati Side Events Open 2026.
- 20 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.20 at Baguio Speedcubing Open 2023.
- 20 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Baguio Speedcubing Open 2023.
- 30 Apr 2023First competition: Vista Verde Speedcubing 2023. A 22.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Makati Speedcubing Open IX 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Makati Side Events Open 2026 · 13 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- GAN Twist & Turn in Pasig 2026 · 30 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- GreenwoODDs 2026 · 9 Aug 2026
- Cavite Side Events Open 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- GANCUBE Pasig Speedcubing Open 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Pinoy Side Events Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Please Don't Flip Katipunan 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Makati Heroes Speedcubing 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Battle of Katipunan 2024 · 2 Mar 2024
- Cainta Cubing Mania 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Baguio Speedcubing Open 2023 · 20 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Vista Verde Speedcubing 2023 · 30 Apr 2023
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 her.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- James Certeza — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Francis Yuel B. Merced — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 210 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as she improves.