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John Miguel C. Sotto
3×3 · top 6.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023SOTT07
John Miguel C. Sotto has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.72, set at GANCUBE Puzzles in Pi Day Pampanga 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 685th in the Philippines. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2023, he has put 116 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.88 in November 2023 to 9.72, a 35% improvement. John has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.72 | 12.66 | top 6.7% | 685 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 2.88 | 5.23 | top 12.9% | 547 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.57 | 28.03 | top 35.7% | 989 / 2,440 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.13 | 1:12.40 | top 37.7% | 1,001 / 2,135 | |
| Skewb | 8.66 | 11.20 | top 46.1% | 731 / 1,320 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.39 | 17.85 | top 56.0% | 1,656 / 2,621 | |
| Clock | 41.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 504 / 534 |
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
- 14 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at GANCUBE Puzzles in Pi Day Pampanga 2026.
- 5 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at Central Luzon Championship 2024.
- 5 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Central Luzon Championship 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023First competition: Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023. A 14.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GANCUBE Puzzles in Pi Day Pampanga 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Pampanga Speedcubing Open 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- Central Luzon Championship 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Pampanga Speedcubing Open 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
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.
- AJ Vincent Marin Quilang — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Leigh Anne Nijel Guibani — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Briley C. Fandiñola — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.