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John Carl Villafria
3×3 · top 3.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2019 · 2019VILL04
John Carl Villafria has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.36, set at Calamba Speedcubing Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 331st in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2019, he has put 204 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.92 in January 2019 to 8.36, a 23% improvement. John has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.36 | 10.46 | top 3.4% | 331 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.18 | 18.80 | top 10.6% | 248 / 2,440 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.63 | 7.19 | top 11.0% | 287 / 2,621 | |
| 4×4 | 39.70 | 41.76 | top 11.8% | 286 / 2,135 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.22 | top 13.4% | 576 / 4,257 | |
| Megaminx | 1:14.79 | 1:22.35 | top 18.5% | 132 / 690 | |
| Square-1 | 16.75 | 21.62 | top 20.4% | 88 / 374 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.24 | 1:33.41 | top 21.8% | 234 / 928 | |
| Skewb | 7.45 | 9.40 | top 37.1% | 581 / 1,320 |
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
- 13 Jun 2026Six personal bests in one day at Calamba Speedcubing Open 2026.
- 9 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cube Ala-Eh VI 2025.
- 7 Mar 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.44 at Cube Ala-Eh V 2020.
- 7 Mar 2020Four personal bests in one day at Cube Ala-Eh V 2020.
- 13 Jan 2019First competition: Cube Ala-Eh IV 2019. A 11.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Calamba Speedcubing Open 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Cube Ala-Eh VI 2025 · 9 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Let's Cube Laguna 2023 · 28 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open II 2023 · 11 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Ala-Eh V 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Ala-Eh IV 2019 · 13 Jan 2019 — 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.
- Jem Poon — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nicole Jnus Macalalad — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.