People · Philippines
John Mharl Almacin
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015ALMA03
John Mharl Almacin has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.02, set at Cavite Side Events Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 266th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2015, he has put 304 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.73 in November 2015 to 8.02, a 71% improvement. John has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.02 | 10.41 | top 2.8% | 266 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.76 | 18.77 | top 4.0% | 86 / 2,440 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.94 | 6.21 | top 7.4% | 179 / 2,621 | |
| 2×2 | 3.09 | 4.11 | top 15.3% | 680 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 55.89 | 1:02.00 | top 31.8% | 863 / 2,135 | |
| Skewb | 8.66 | 29.69 | top 46.1% | 731 / 1,320 | |
| 5×5 | 2:30.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 703 / 928 |
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 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Tagum Speedcubing Masters 2023.
- 10 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Tagum City Open 2019.
- 21 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Mindanao Championships 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 9.81 at Davao del Sur Open 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 9.81 at Davao del Sur Open 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Davao del Sur Open 2017.
Competitions
- Cavite Side Events Open 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open XII 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- Tagum Speedcubing Masters 2023 · 5 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- General Santos City Open 2020 · 22 Feb 2020
- Tagum City Open 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Mindanao Championship 2019 · 31 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Mindanao Championships 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Davao del Sur Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Clash Of Cubers Davao 2015 · 15 Nov 2015
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.
- Justin John Navarro — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Seath Margatinez — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Kirby Jay Caragan — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.