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John Paul Custodio

2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2008 · 2008CUST01

John Paul Custodio has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.67, set at Mindanao Championship 2016, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 76th in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 63 competitions since July 2008, he has put 1,825 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.97 in May 2009 to 1.67, a 66% improvement. John has entered 63 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time
1.67
signature single · Mindanao Championship 2016
1,825
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 78% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingPhilippines
2×21.673.17
top 2.9%76 / 4,257
3×311.3913.01
top 11.8%1,261 / 6,270
Pyraminx5.316.57
top 15.1%409 / 2,621
Clock8.519.84
top 17.5%107 / 534
3×3 one-handed21.7425.07
top 25.3%666 / 2,440
4×455.1559.35
top 30.9%835 / 2,135
3×3 Fewest Moves36 moves40.33
top 33.6%60 / 189
Megaminx1:40.451:53.03
top 34.9%268 / 690
5×51:41.522:03.17
top 36.5%425 / 928
Square-124.3631.55
top 37.6%163 / 374
Skewb7.7911.03
top 39.7%634 / 1,320
6×63:18.873:36.73
top 50.0%178 / 298
3×3 blindfolded3:24.576:47.32
top 59.5%174 / 274
7×76:27.109:05.18
top 73.7%221 / 275

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

Rizal Open 2009: 4.97Philippines Open 2009: 4.08Bulacan Open 2010: 3.43Philippines Rubik's Cube Open 2010: 2.96Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2014: 3.72Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2015: 3.27Valenzuela Cubing Summit 2015: 2.86Urdaneta City Rubik's Cube Tournament 2015: 3.44Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2015: 2.68Baguio City Open 2015: 3.51Cebu Open 2015: 3.47Good Nutrition Cube Day 2016: 2.68Pahiyas Speedcubing Open 2016: 2.94Metro Speedcubing Open 2016: 2.93Cagayan Valley Open 2016: 2.15CGJV Speedcubing Rush 2016: 3.38Mindanao Championship 2016: 1.67Manila Metropolitan Championship 2016: 2.33Philippine Championship 2016: 3.27Baguio Speedcubing Weekend 2017: 2.50Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017: 2.47Philippine Championship 2017: 2.31Cube Ala-Eh III 2018: 3.10Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018: 2.61Metro Speedcubing Open III 2018: 2.08Bataan Speedcubing Open 2018: 3.18PSC Open 2018: 2.79WCA Asian Championship 2018: 3.57Philippine Championship 2018: 3.06Luisita Speedcubing Open 2018: 2.77Metro Speedcubing Open 2019: 2.66West Visayas Championship 2019: 3.16Philippine Championship 2019: 2.90Cambodia Cubing Championship 2019: 2.18Summer Warm Up Mangaldan 2022: 2.91Baguio City Open 2023: 2.95Cebu Summer Open 2023: 3.67West Visayas Championship 2023: 2.53Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023: 2.52Visayas Championship 2023: 2.92Cavite Side Events Open 2023: 2.58Cavite Speedcubing Open V 2023: 4.28Dasmariñas Speedcubing Open II 2023: 3.06Philippine Championship 2024: 3.55Pangasinan Speedcubing Open 2024: 4.01Minx It Up in Pasig 2024: 2.89Ortigas Fair and Squares 2024: 2.98Mix-up in Lucena 2024: 2.91Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024: 3.34Imus Speedcubing Open II 2025: 3.23Bonifacio Global City Speedcubing Newcomer 2025: 2.80Kyub sa Capiztahan 2025: 2.49Davao City Open 2026: 2.711.674.977 May 200922 Mar 2026

Best single per competition, 2×2. 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-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
  • A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.39 away.

Targets move as he improves.