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John Ray Tambolero
Megaminx · top 6.6% of 34,786 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018TAMB04
John Ray Tambolero has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 53.28, set at Tagum City Open 2024, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 52nd in the Philippines. Until April 2010, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2018, he has put 98 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.27 in April 2018 to 10.28, a 49% improvement. John has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 53.28 | 57.78 | top 6.6% | 52 / 690 | |
| 3×3 | 10.28 | 11.57 | top 8.3% | 873 / 6,270 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.44 | 7.29 | top 23.3% | 630 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.25 | 25.55 | top 26.7% | 710 / 2,440 | |
| 2×2 | 4.30 | 5.35 | top 30.3% | 1,474 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.57 | 1:18.54 | top 40.2% | 1,066 / 2,135 |
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
- 15 Jun 2024Six personal bests in one day at Tagum City Open 2024.
- 5 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.01 at Tagum Speedcubing Masters 2023.
- 5 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Tagum Speedcubing Masters 2023.
- 10 Aug 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.15 at Tagum City Open 2019.
- 10 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Tagum City Open 2019.
- 21 Apr 2018First competition: Mindanao Championships 2018. A 20.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tagum City Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Tagum Speedcubing Masters 2023 · 5 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Tagum City Open 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Mindanao Championships 2018 · 21 Apr 2018
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.
- Seath Margatinez — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chris Alden P. Carreon — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Albert Philip Bulao — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 3.28 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.