People · Philippines
Francis Arlei Dela Cruz
5×5 · top 13.3% of 40,792 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024CRUZ38
Francis Arlei Dela Cruz has been competing for a year. His best event is the 5×5: a personal-best single of 1:12.33, set at Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 2025, puts him in the top 13.3% of the 40,792 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 137th in the Philippines. Across 6 competitions since October 2024, he has put 78 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.14 in October 2024 to 13.02, a 28% improvement. Francis has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | 1:12.33 | 1:21.00 | top 13.3% | 137 / 928 | |
| 3×3 | 13.02 | 15.49 | top 17.5% | 1,864 / 6,270 | |
| 4×4 | 47.39 | 53.30 | top 21.3% | 544 / 2,135 | |
| 7×7 | 3:36.85 | 3:41.73 | top 22.2% | 76 / 275 | |
| 6×6 | 2:37.96 | 2:45.80 | top 29.7% | 117 / 298 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.09 | 45.25 | top 55.6% | 1,547 / 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
- 29 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 2025.
- 7 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.26 at Makati Speedcubing Open IV 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024First competition: Turn 'N Solve Bataan 2024. A 18.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- GAN Odd-yssey Ortigas 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Makati Speedcubing Open V 2025 · 12 Oct 2025
- Makati Speedcubing Open IV 2025 · 7 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cainta Puzzle Fest 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Turn 'N Solve Bataan 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
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 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kyle Capiral — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 12.33 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.