People · Philippines
Johann Alessandro Baluran
3×3 · top 6.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2025 · 2025BALU02
Johann Alessandro Baluran has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.67, set at Tagum City Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 688th in the Philippines. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2025, he has put 124 official solves on the record across eleven events. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.44 in December 2025 to 2.44, a 45% improvement. Johann 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 | 9.67 | 12.77 | top 6.6% | 688 / 6,429 | |
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 3.11 | top 8.4% | 321 / 4,353 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.78 | 9.46 | top 18.4% | 497 / 2,661 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.96 | 25.77 | top 26.0% | 710 / 2,491 | |
| Square-1 | 20.47 | 28.30 | top 29.1% | 124 / 382 | |
| Clock | 11.27 | 14.18 | top 31.3% | 205 / 543 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.37 | 1:46.23 | top 33.7% | 260 / 700 | |
| Skewb | 7.03 | 8.14 | top 34.0% | 535 / 1,346 | |
| 4×4 | 57.87 | 1:05.14 | top 34.3% | 926 / 2,174 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:53.13 | — | top 50.6% | 154 / 280 | |
| 6×6 | 7:04.54 | 7:35.59 | early days — 3 solves | 298 / 303 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at Tagum City Open 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Tagum City Open 2026.
- 22 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Davao City Open 2026.
- 14 Dec 2025First competition: Mindanao Championship 2025. A 14.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tagum City Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Davao City Open 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Mindanao Championship 2025 · 14 Dec 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.
- Earl Joven Suyo — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Benedict Albert Y. Tulio — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Christian Jay C. Nocos — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.