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Ethan Jake Malobago
3×3 · top 1.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017MALO04
Ethan Jake Malobago has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.67, set at Learn How To Cube in Laguna 2026, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 94th in the Philippines. Until January 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2017, he has put 236 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.82 in April 2017 to 6.67, a 72% improvement. Ethan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 6.67 | 10.76 | top 1.0% | 94 / 6,429 | |
| Skewb | 3.84 | 4.71 | top 9.9% | 152 / 1,346 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.92 | 29.40 | top 28.6% | 779 / 2,491 | |
| 4×4 | 53.55 | 1:01.82 | top 29.1% | 801 / 2,174 | |
| 2×2 | 4.47 | 5.53 | top 32.6% | 1,647 / 4,353 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.55 | 9.85 | top 41.0% | 1,207 / 2,661 |
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
- 16 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at MnM CaMaNaVa Majors 2026.
- 1 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026.
- 12 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 10.42 at Makati Speedcubing Open V 2025.
- 12 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Makati Speedcubing Open V 2025.
- 10 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Tagum City Open 2019.
- 31 May 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.96 at Mindanao Championship 2019.
Competitions
- Learn How To Cube in Laguna 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Makati Side Events Open 2026 · 13 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- MnM CaMaNaVa Majors 2026 · 16 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Makati Speedcubing Open V 2025 · 12 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Tagum City Open 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Mindanao Championship 2019 · 31 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Davao Year End Open 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Mindanao Championships 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Maxx Open 2017 · 8 Apr 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.
- Justin John Navarro — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daryll Ben Relatorres — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kazmeer Shad Morandante — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.