People · Philippines
John Rafael A. Balderrama
Clock · top 6.2% of 32,048 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016BALD03
John Rafael A. Balderrama has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 5.67, set at Philippine Championship 2017, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in the Philippines. Until December 2011, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2016, he has put 175 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.88 in October 2016 to 11.55, a 45% improvement. John has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 5.67 | 7.44 | top 6.2% | 45 / 534 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.12 | 6.21 | top 8.3% | 209 / 2,621 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 3.97 | top 11.7% | 489 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 | 11.55 | 14.09 | top 12.3% | 1,316 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.34 | 32.27 | top 21.4% | 551 / 2,440 | |
| 4×4 | 49.93 | 56.41 | top 24.6% | 649 / 2,135 | |
| Skewb | 5.94 | 6.14 | top 25.3% | 396 / 1,320 | |
| Square-1 | 53.86 | 1:37.70 | top 79.4% | 308 / 374 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 62 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 187 / 189 |
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
- 20 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.21 at Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018.
- 15 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at Philippine Championship 2017.
- 19 May 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.28 at Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017.
- 19 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017.
- 7 Oct 2016First competition: Philippine Championship 2016. A 20.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CaMaNaVa Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- PSC Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Diliman Cube Day 2018 · 24 Feb 2018
- Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2017 · 15 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017 · 19 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2016 · 7 Oct 2016
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.
- John Edison Ubaldo (ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜁᜇᜒᜐᜓ︀ᜈ᜔ ᜂᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ︀) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Kaidrich Keolo Pobre — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Jolo Endona — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,421 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.