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John Mico Palo

3×3 · top 5.8% of 288,433 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 9.38, set at Makati Speedcubing Open IX 2026, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 606th in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 22 competitions since February 2013, he has put 425 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 36,406 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 9.38, a 40% improvement. John has entered 22 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 5.8% of 288,433 all-time
9.38
signature single · Makati Speedcubing Open IX 2026
425
official solves on the record
13%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 61% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingPhilippines
3×39.3812.54
top 5.8%606 / 6,429
3×3 one-handed16.7221.41
top 12.0%297 / 2,491
2×22.915.92
top 13.3%579 / 4,353
4×446.1648.72
top 19.8%500 / 2,174
5×51:38.871:51.41
top 34.6%412 / 943
Clock13.5618.34
top 42.0%268 / 543
Pyraminx10.2611.70
top 55.1%1,639 / 2,661

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

San Pablo City Open 2013: 15.52Valenzuela City Open 2 2014: 11.13Cube-a-Thon 2015: 13.58Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2015: 12.61Good Nutrition Cube Day 2016: 13.86Metro Speedcubing Open 2016: 14.53CGJV Speedcubing Rush 2016: 10.52Philippine Championship 2016: 12.01Cube Ala-eh II 2017: 11.84Cavite Speedcubing Open 2017: 12.16Philippine Championship 2017: 13.15PSC Open 2018: 12.91Makati Speedcubing Open 2024: 12.96Philippine Championship 2025: 12.02Makati Speedcubing Open III 2025: 15.56Makati Speedcubing Open IV 2025: 12.12Makati Speedcubing Open V 2025: 10.89Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026: 10.99Pinoy Side Events Open 2026: 10.90Makati Heroes Speedcubing 2026: 11.09Makati Speedcubing Open IX 2026: 9.389.3815.5624 Feb 201311 Oct 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
  • A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 1.72 away.

Targets move as he improves.