People · Philippines
Earl Joshua Babala
3×3 · top 7.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017BABA03
Earl Joshua Babala has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.02, set at Parity at Charis 2020, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 771st in the Philippines. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2017, he has put 84 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.00 in September 2017 to 10.02, a 33% improvement. Earl has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 10.02 | 12.89 | top 7.5% | 771 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 5.46 | top 17.3% | 785 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.25 | 26.69 | top 26.7% | 710 / 2,440 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.95 | 13.23 | top 44.4% | 1,285 / 2,621 |
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
- 20 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.45 at Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018.
- 15 Sep 2017First competition: Philippine Championship 2017. A 15.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Parity at Charis 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Metro Speedcubing Open III 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Marikina City Open 2018 · 18 Mar 2018
- Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Philippine Championship 2017 · 15 Sep 2017
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.
- Jolo Endona — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Iver Lubang — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kenneth Carlos — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.