People · Philippines
Joel Angelo D. Del Pilar
3×3 · top 1.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017PILA01
Joel Angelo D. Del Pilar has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.39, set at Pampanga Speedcubing Open 2025, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 160th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2017, he has put 302 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.92 in May 2017 to 7.39, a 26% improvement. Joel has entered twelve 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 | 7.39 | 8.08 | top 1.8% | 160 / 6,429 | |
| 4×4 | 32.80 | 36.36 | top 4.9% | 115 / 2,174 | |
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 4.23 | top 6.3% | 232 / 4,353 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.04 | 18.25 | top 10.4% | 241 / 2,491 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.20 | 1:17.02 | top 13.3% | 136 / 943 | |
| Skewb | 5.40 | 7.63 | top 21.3% | 334 / 1,346 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.90 | 10.18 | top 27.1% | 753 / 2,661 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.43 | 1:45.52 | top 35.0% | 271 / 700 | |
| 7×7 | 4:15.80 | 4:25.51 | early days — 3 solves | 116 / 278 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 83 / 191 | |
| Clock | 16.51 | 22.11 | top 53.7% | 336 / 543 | |
| Square-1 | 39.06 | 45.22 | top 64.2% | 246 / 382 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:15.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 259 / 280 |
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
- 5 Oct 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Central Luzon Championship 2024.
- 15 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at Philippine Championship 2017.
- 19 May 2017First competition: Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017. A 12.83 3×3 single to start from.
- 19 May 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017.
Competitions
- G Perms in Gapan 2026 · 20 Sep 2026
- GANCUBE Puzzles in Pi Day Pampanga 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Greenwoods Clock Clash 2026 · 15 Feb 2026
- Marikina City ReMINX II 2025 · 7 Dec 2025
- Pampanga Speedcubing Open 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cabalen Cubing Fest 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Central Luzon Championship 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2019 · 1 Jun 2019
- Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Philippine Championship 2017 · 15 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017 · 19 May 2017 — 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.
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Louie Jay Quibote — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 2.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.