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Gian Paolo Mariano
3×3 · top 1.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025MARI10
Gian Paolo Mariano has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.31, set at Jenra Cubing Summer 2026, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 148th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2025, he has put 163 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.88 in June 2025 to 7.31, an 18% improvement. Gian 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 | 7.31 | 9.50 | top 1.7% | 148 / 6,270 | |
| 4×4 | 32.19 | 37.33 | top 4.3% | 99 / 2,135 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.87 | 5.90 | top 7.0% | 166 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 59.93 | — | top 13.1% | 41 / 274 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.85 | 20.80 | top 14.7% | 360 / 2,440 | |
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 4.72 | top 15.6% | 692 / 4,257 | |
| Skewb | 4.91 | 11.65 | top 17.4% | 263 / 1,320 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.17 | 1:22.17 | top 18.4% | 199 / 928 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.03 | 1:40.38 | top 31.4% | 236 / 690 | |
| 7×7 | 4:06.69 | 4:21.26 | top 33.3% | 106 / 275 | |
| Clock | 11.91 | 16.46 | top 34.5% | 215 / 534 | |
| 6×6 | 2:53.38 | 3:00.51 | early days — 3 solves | 140 / 298 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at MnM Cube Cup Malolos 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Jenra Cubing Summer 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at GANCUBE Puzzles in Pi Day Pampanga 2026.
- 14 Jun 2025First competition: Cabalen Cubing Fest 2025. A 8.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MnM Cube Cup Malolos 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Jenra Cubing Summer 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- GANCUBE Puzzles in Pi Day Pampanga 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Pampanga Speedcubing Open 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cabalen Cubing Fest 2025 · 14 Jun 2025
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.
- Jem Poon — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Briley C. Fandiñola — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Kenneth Carlos — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 2.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.