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Elron Samuel Madrid
3×3 · top 6.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023MADR03
Elron Samuel Madrid has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.65, set at Cavite Side Events Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 660th in the Philippines. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2023, he has put 127 official solves on the record across five 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 26.70 in March 2023 to 9.65, a 64% improvement. Elron 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.65 | 10.78 | top 6.5% | 660 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 3.33 | 4.50 | top 18.1% | 827 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.80 | 23.88 | top 20.0% | 504 / 2,440 | |
| Skewb | 7.06 | 9.87 | top 34.1% | 533 / 1,320 | |
| 5×5 | 4:49.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 909 / 928 |
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
- 1 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Cavite Side Events Open 2026.
- 10 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at General Trias Speedcubing Open III 2024.
- 18 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 14.73 at Imus Speedcubing Open 2024.
- 18 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.73 at Imus Speedcubing Open 2024.
- 25 Mar 2023First competition: Luzon Championship 2023. A 26.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cavite Side Events Open 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- South Luzon Championship 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- Laguna Speedcubing Open V 2024 · 14 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- General Trias Speedcubing Open III 2024 · 10 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Luzon Championship 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Imus Speedcubing Open 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Luzon Championship 2023 · 25 Mar 2023
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 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Francis Yuel B. Merced — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.