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Jan Ezekiel Valdez
3×3 · top 8.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017VALD22
Jan Ezekiel Valdez has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.37, set at Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 911th in the Philippines. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2017, he has put 78 official solves on the record across eight events. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.42 in December 2017 to 10.37, a 28% improvement. Jan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 10.37 | 12.41 | top 8.6% | 911 / 6,270 | |
| 4×4 | 42.73 | 46.05 | top 15.4% | 380 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.74 | 24.94 | top 19.8% | 499 / 2,440 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.16 | 8.40 | top 21.2% | 559 / 2,621 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.13 | 1:37.38 | top 27.4% | 314 / 928 | |
| Skewb | 6.38 | 11.18 | top 28.7% | 454 / 1,320 | |
| 2×2 | 4.65 | 6.75 | top 34.9% | 1,751 / 4,257 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.09 | 2:43.35 | top 55.9% | 418 / 690 |
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
- 11 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023.
- 2 Dec 2017First competition: Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2017. A 14.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cabalen Cubing Fest 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017
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.
- Joel Angelo D. Del Pilar — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Justin Andrew Dee — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.