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Denver Paul Malabanan
3×3 · top 3.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018MALA04
Denver Paul Malabanan has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.10, set at Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 287th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2018, he has put 85 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.97 in April 2018 to 8.10, a 32% improvement. Denver has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.10 | 11.82 | top 3.0% | 287 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 4.60 | top 10.3% | 414 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 42.18 | 47.78 | top 14.7% | 360 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.98 | 21.67 | top 15.0% | 370 / 2,440 |
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 Jun 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.51 at Luzon Championship 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Luzon Championship 2019.
- 7 Apr 2018First competition: Metro Speedcubing Open III 2018. A 11.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Victorian Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 · 15 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Luzon Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open III 2018 · 7 Apr 2018
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.
- William Herring — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Dash Cannon — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Thomas Atkins — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.