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Delbert John Salandanan
Square-1 · top 6.3% of 25,272 all-time · competing since April 2014 · 2014SALA08
Delbert John Salandanan has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 10.14, set at Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2017, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29th in the Philippines. Until August 2010, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2014, he has put 136 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.06 in April 2014 to 11.21, a 30% improvement. Delbert 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 | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 10.14 | 14.12 | top 6.3% | 29 / 374 | |
| 3×3 | 11.21 | 14.42 | top 11.1% | 1,194 / 6,270 | |
| 4×4 | 48.87 | 58.92 | top 23.3% | 604 / 2,135 | |
| Skewb | 6.63 | 8.83 | top 30.7% | 485 / 1,320 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.84 | 28.23 | top 33.8% | 921 / 2,440 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.37 | 1:57.33 | top 43.5% | 495 / 928 | |
| 2×2 | 5.35 | 5.56 | top 43.6% | 2,203 / 4,257 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.56 | 14.01 | top 57.3% | 1,686 / 2,621 | |
| 7×7 | 5:57.88 | — | early days — 2 solves | 205 / 275 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 157 / 189 | |
| 6×6 | 5:18.53 | — | early days — 1 solve | 269 / 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
- 22 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Cavite Speedcubing Open 2022.
- 17 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2017.
- 28 May 2016Three personal bests in one day at Metro Speedcubing Open 2016.
- 18 Oct 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.94 at Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2014.
- 5 Apr 2014First competition: Marikina City 2 Open 2014. A 16.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Laguna Speedcubing Open II 2023 · 11 Jun 2023
- Cavite Speedcubing Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Luzon Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2017 · 17 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2014 · 18 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Marikina City 2 Open 2014 · 5 Apr 2014 — 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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Cel Adriane Lalo — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.