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Janel Chim Barbaton
Pyraminx · top 16.3% of 130,891 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025BARB22
Janel Chim Barbaton has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.47, set at Davao City Open 2026, puts him in the top 16.3% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 444th in the Philippines. Across 4 competitions since November 2025, he has put 90 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.52 in November 2025 to 16.50, a 15% improvement. Janel has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.47 | 10.65 | top 16.3% | 444 / 2,661 | |
| 3×3 | 16.50 | 19.87 | top 29.5% | 3,109 / 6,429 | |
| 2×2 | 4.50 | 6.40 | top 33.0% | 1,673 / 4,353 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.63 | 32.55 | top 38.5% | 1,110 / 2,491 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.46 | 1:27.14 | top 56.4% | 1,443 / 2,174 | |
| Skewb | 19.81 | 26.25 | top 89.3% | 1,275 / 1,346 |
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 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Davao City Open 2026.
- 14 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Mindanao Championship 2025.
- 30 Nov 2025First competition: Clash of Cubers III Davao 2025. A 19.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tagum City Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Davao City Open 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Mindanao Championship 2025 · 14 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Clash of Cubers III Davao 2025 · 30 Nov 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.
- Benedict Albert Y. Tulio — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Earl Joven Suyo — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Gabdine R. Pollo — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.