People · Philippines
James Austin Villar
3×3 · top 8.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016VILL51
James Austin Villar has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.49, set at Baguio City Open 2017, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 959th in the Philippines. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since December 2016, he has put 302 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.49 in December 2016 to 10.49, a 22% improvement. James has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 10.49 | 12.92 | top 8.9% | 959 / 6,270 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.74 | 1:20.60 | top 15.1% | 158 / 928 | |
| 7×7 | 3:18.19 | 3:32.65 | top 15.7% | 52 / 275 | |
| 4×4 | 46.34 | 51.37 | top 20.0% | 497 / 2,135 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.14 | 1:29.23 | top 21.9% | 165 / 690 | |
| Clock | 9.46 | 10.56 | top 22.3% | 144 / 534 | |
| 6×6 | 2:28.31 | 2:45.72 | top 24.7% | 93 / 298 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 5.73 | top 31.1% | 1,516 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.94 | 33.74 | top 36.7% | 1,028 / 2,440 | |
| Skewb | 8.18 | 10.27 | top 42.6% | 685 / 1,320 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.48 | 11.91 | top 48.9% | 1,437 / 2,621 |
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
- 30 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Algorithms in Antipolo III 2025.
- 25 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Pampanga Speedcubing Open 2025.
- 17 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Luzon Championship 2019.
- 4 Dec 2016First competition: Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2016. A 14.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MnM CaMaNaVa Majors 2026 · 16 Aug 2026
- MnM Cube Cup Malolos 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- San Jose del Monte Speedcubing Open III 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Algorithms in Antipolo III 2025 · 30 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Pampanga Speedcubing Open 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Please Don't Flip Katipunan 2025 · 19 Oct 2025
- Dare to DR Rizal 2025 · 28 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2019 · 17 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Luzon Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018 · 20 Jan 2018
- Baguio City Open 2017 · 29 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017 · 19 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2016 · 18 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2016 · 4 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
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 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Cel Adriane Lalo — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 14.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.