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James Michael R. Salise
3×3 · top 0.59% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019SALI05
James Michael R. Salise has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.17, set at GANCUBE Puzzles in Pi Day Pampanga 2026, puts him in the top 0.59% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in the Philippines. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since June 2019, he has put 343 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.60 in June 2019 to 6.17, a 63% improvement. James has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 6.17 | 8.11 | top 0.59% | 45 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 1.49 | 3.05 | top 2.1% | 51 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 34.14 | 43.13 | top 6.0% | 139 / 2,135 | |
| Skewb | 3.65 | 5.08 | top 8.6% | 131 / 1,320 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.87 | 19.51 | top 14.7% | 363 / 2,440 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.13 | 1:18.97 | top 16.3% | 115 / 690 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.94 | 10.79 | top 35.7% | 1,032 / 2,621 | |
| Square-1 | 35.26 | 41.52 | top 58.9% | 225 / 374 |
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
- 21 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cainta Puzzle Fest 2024.
- 14 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Pasig Summer Sides 2024.
- 18 Jun 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.95 at San Mateo Speedcubing Open 2023.
- 26 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.41 at Marikina City Open II 2019.
- 26 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Marikina City Open II 2019.
- 1 Jun 2019First competition: Metro Speedcubing Open 2019. A 16.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GANCUBE Puzzles in Pi Day Pampanga 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Marikina City ReMINX II 2025 · 7 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cainta Puzzle Fest 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Turn 'N Solve Marikina 2024 · 15 Dec 2024
- A Twisty Day in Araneta 2024 · 4 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Quezon City Open II 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pasig Summer Sides 2024 · 14 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Katipunan One Big F2L 2024 · 7 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Marikina City ReMINX 2023 · 5 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- San Mateo Speedcubing Open 2023 · 18 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Vista Verde Speedcubing 2023 · 30 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Marikina City Open II 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2019 · 1 Jun 2019
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 70 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Jacob Miko Tan (陈在元) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.