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John Mico Palo
3×3 · top 9.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2013 · 2013PALO01
John Mico Palo has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.52, set at CGJV Speedcubing Rush 2016, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 968th in the Philippines. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since February 2013, he has put 410 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.52 in February 2013 to 10.52, a 32% improvement. John has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 10.52 | 12.54 | top 9.0% | 968 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.72 | 21.41 | top 11.9% | 291 / 2,440 | |
| 2×2 | 2.91 | 5.92 | top 13.2% | 565 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 46.16 | 48.72 | top 19.7% | 489 / 2,135 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.87 | 1:51.41 | top 34.5% | 405 / 928 | |
| Clock | 13.56 | 18.34 | top 42.0% | 265 / 534 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.26 | 11.70 | top 55.0% | 1,616 / 2,621 |
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
- 21 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2015.
- 5 Jul 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.13 at Valenzuela City Open 2 2014.
- 5 Jul 2014Four personal bests in one day at Valenzuela City Open 2 2014.
- 24 Feb 2013First competition: San Pablo City Open 2013. A 15.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Makati Heroes Speedcubing 2026 · 23 Aug 2026
- Pinoy Side Events Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026 · 1 Feb 2026
- Makati Speedcubing Open V 2025 · 12 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Makati Speedcubing Open IV 2025 · 7 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Makati Speedcubing Open III 2025 · 6 Jul 2025
- Philippine Championship 2025 · 19 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Makati Speedcubing Open II 2025 · 27 Apr 2025
- Makati Speedcubing Open 2024 · 22 Sep 2024
- PSC Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Philippine Championship 2017 · 15 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Ala-eh II 2017 · 22 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2016 · 7 Oct 2016
- CGJV Speedcubing Rush 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2016 · 28 May 2016
- Good Nutrition Cube Day 2016 · 24 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2015 · 21 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube-a-Thon 2015 · 4 Jul 2015
- Valenzuela City Open 2 2014 · 5 Jul 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- San Pablo City Open 2013 · 24 Feb 2013
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 62 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Robbie Villarica — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.