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John Michael Calicdan
3×3 · top 8.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023CALI04
John Michael Calicdan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.33, set at Cavite Speedcubing Open XI 2025, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 916th in the Philippines. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2023, he has put 283 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.71 in April 2023 to 10.33, a 25% improvement. John has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 10.33 | 12.22 | top 8.5% | 916 / 6,429 | |
| 2×2 | 2.91 | 5.23 | top 13.3% | 579 / 4,353 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.09 | 8.71 | top 13.7% | 371 / 2,661 | |
| 4×4 | 42.93 | 48.50 | top 15.7% | 393 / 2,174 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.11 | 1:39.85 | top 29.1% | 338 / 943 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.51 | 27.94 | top 30.2% | 834 / 2,491 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.09 | 1:53.81 | top 35.9% | 278 / 700 | |
| Skewb | 8.40 | 11.68 | top 44.4% | 722 / 1,346 | |
| 6×6 | 3:40.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 204 / 303 | |
| 7×7 | 6:09.35 | — | early days — 1 solve | 215 / 278 | |
| Square-1 | 51.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 311 / 382 | |
| Clock | 51.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 526 / 543 |
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
- 12 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cavite Speedcubing Open XI 2025.
- 25 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Algorithms in Antipolo 2023.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Metro Speedcubing Open 2023. A 14.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cavite Speedcubing Open XII 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- QC Speedcubing Open 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open XI 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Makati Speedcubing Open III 2025 · 6 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Philippine Championship 2025 · 19 Jun 2025
- Cainta Puzzle Fest 2024 · 21 Dec 2024
- Algorithms in Antipolo II 2024 · 8 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Marikina City ReMINX 2023 · 5 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Algorithms in Antipolo 2023 · 25 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Vista Verde Speedcubing 2023 · 30 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zian Principe — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.