People · Philippines
Jethro Ken Niembra
3×3 · top 1.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022NIEM01
Jethro Ken Niembra has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.36, set at GAN Philippine Championship 2026, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 157th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2022, he has put 205 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.67 in September 2022 to 7.36, a 24% improvement. Jethro has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 7.36 | 9.84 | top 1.8% | 157 / 6,429 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.33 | 13.99 | top 3.5% | 74 / 2,491 | |
| 4×4 | 38.88 | 44.76 | top 10.9% | 269 / 2,174 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 3.66 | top 14.3% | 631 / 4,353 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.21 | 1:50.25 | top 31.7% | 371 / 943 |
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
- 4 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cube-bers in Iloilo 2026.
- 9 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at GAN Philippine Championship 2026.
- 23 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cube Ta Liwat Iloilo 2023.
- 24 Sep 2022First competition: Even Day in Bacolod 2022. A 9.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube-bers in Iloilo 2026 · 4 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- GAN Philippine Championship 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- GAN Warm Up Iloilo 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- GAN Iloilo Summer Open 2026 · 2 May 2026
- West Visayas Cube Masters 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Iloilo City of Love Open 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Ta Liwat Iloilo 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Even Day in Bacolod 2022 · 24 Sep 2022
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.
- Miguel Gonzaga — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Bea Alexandra Marie Flores — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Ralph Danielle P. Amparo — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.