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Donovon Jose Panganiban
3×3 · top 9.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2009 · 2009PANG01
Donovon Jose Panganiban has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.68, set at Quezon City Open 2023, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,051st in the Philippines. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since May 2009, he has put 280 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.38 in May 2009 to 10.68, a 73% improvement. Donovon 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.68 | 12.47 | top 9.6% | 1,051 / 6,429 | |
| 4×4 | 40.00 | 41.93 | top 12.2% | 303 / 2,174 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.84 | 1:20.54 | top 14.5% | 153 / 943 | |
| 6×6 | 2:23.26 | 2:35.60 | early days — 3 solves | 85 / 303 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 13.23 | top 32.2% | 912 / 2,661 | |
| Megaminx | 1:37.59 | 1:47.67 | top 33.2% | 255 / 700 | |
| 2×2 | 4.56 | 6.34 | top 33.8% | 1,725 / 4,353 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.06 | 34.11 | top 42.2% | 1,216 / 2,491 | |
| 7×7 | 4:37.27 | — | early days — 1 solve | 134 / 278 | |
| Clock | 16.84 | 18.48 | top 55.0% | 342 / 543 |
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
- 6 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Quezon City Open 2023.
- 22 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at Cavite Speedcubing Open 2022.
- 27 Aug 2012First sub-15 3×3: 13.91 at Bayani 2012.
- 27 Aug 2012Three personal bests in one day at Bayani 2012.
- 14 Oct 2011Eight personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011.
- 29 Aug 2011Four personal bests in one day at Trinoma Open 2011.
Competitions
- Ortigas Fair and Squares 2024 · 29 Sep 2024
- Big Time Manila 2023 · 22 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Quezon City Open 2023 · 6 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Bayani 2012 · 27 Aug 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 · 14 Oct 2011 — 8 personal bests set
- Trinoma Open 2011 · 29 Aug 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Asian Championship 2010 · 9 Oct 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Philippines Rubik's Cube Open 2010 · 18 Sep 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing sa Tag-Init 2010 · 12 Jun 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Bulacan Open 2010 · 10 Apr 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- Quezon Megaminx Open 2009 · 3 Oct 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Philippines Open 2009 · 29 Aug 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Rizal Open 2009 · 7 May 2009
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.
- Paolo Jose Panganiban — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 8 times · head to head
- Janilo Ocampo — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Simon Lim (林少秋) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 10.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.