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Denmark Sonn E. Taneo
3×3 · top 2.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016TANE02
Denmark Sonn E. Taneo has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.70, set at Davao City Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 197th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2016, he has put 218 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.94 in August 2016 to 7.70, a 63% improvement. Denmark has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 7.70 | 9.45 | top 2.3% | 197 / 6,270 | |
| Megaminx | 46.35 | 51.36 | top 3.6% | 30 / 690 | |
| 4×4 | 38.11 | 44.41 | top 9.9% | 236 / 2,135 | |
| 2×2 | 3.53 | 4.25 | top 20.6% | 960 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:29.61 | — | top 22.9% | 67 / 274 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.52 | 10.22 | top 24.0% | 645 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.94 | 25.29 | top 25.9% | 685 / 2,440 | |
| 5×5 | 2:07.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 589 / 928 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 4 cubes · 19:26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 68 / 72 |
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
- 14 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Mindanao Championship 2025.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.74 at Tagum City Open 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at Tagum City Open 2024.
- 10 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Tagum City Open 2019.
- 21 Apr 2018First sub-20 3×3: 11.64 at Mindanao Championships 2018.
- 21 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.64 at Mindanao Championships 2018.
Competitions
- Davao City Open 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Mindanao Championship 2025 · 14 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Clash of Cubers III Davao 2025 · 30 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tagum City Open 2025 · 22 Mar 2025
- Davao City Open 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tagum City Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Tagum City Open 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Mindanao Championships 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Mindanao Championship 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
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 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Frenz Edrian Tabaniag — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Lance Bastien Loy — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 6.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.