People · Philippines
James Alvin Baruc
3×3 · top 11.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016BARU01
James Alvin Baruc has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.17, set at Mindanao Championship 2025, puts him in the top 11.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,180th in the Philippines. Across 10 competitions since June 2016, he has put 362 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.85 in June 2016 to 11.17, a 25% improvement. James 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 | 11.17 | 12.28 | top 11.0% | 1,180 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 2.88 | 5.23 | top 12.9% | 547 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 50.43 | 1:02.13 | top 25.2% | 667 / 2,135 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.82 | 11.08 | top 26.4% | 722 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.34 | 32.33 | top 32.4% | 880 / 2,440 | |
| Square-1 | 23.77 | 37.32 | top 36.4% | 158 / 374 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.84 | 2:57.12 | top 66.3% | 482 / 690 | |
| 5×5 | 2:46.42 | — | early days — 3 solves | 754 / 928 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:48.54 | — | top 77.7% | 220 / 274 |
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
- 22 Dec 2017Five personal bests in one day at Iligan Open 2017.
- 9 Dec 2017Five personal bests in one day at Cebu Speedcubing Year End 2017.
- 27 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Iligan Open 2016.
- 26 Nov 2016Five personal bests in one day at Speedcubing Year End 2016.
- 23 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at Visayas Championship 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016First competition: Cebu Open 2016. A 14.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mindanao Championship 2025 · 14 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Clash of Cubers III Davao 2025 · 30 Nov 2025
- Iligan Open 2017 · 22 Dec 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Cebu Speedcubing Year End 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Bukidnon Speedcubing Challenge 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cebu Open 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Iligan Open 2016 · 27 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubing Year End 2016 · 26 Nov 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Visayas Championship 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Cebu Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
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.
- James Benedict Cañares — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Justin Paul Cañares — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jose Polorhenzo Aquino — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.