People · Philippines
John Vincent Perales
3×3 one-handed · top 4.1% of 73,695 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016PERA02
John Vincent Perales has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 12.80, set at Makati Speedcubing Open V 2025, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 89th in the Philippines. Until January 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since May 2016, he has put 254 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.08 in May 2016 to 10.07, a 17% improvement. John has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 one-handed | 12.80 | 17.49 | top 4.1% | 89 / 2,440 | |
| 3×3 | 10.07 | 12.15 | top 7.7% | 794 / 6,270 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.06 | 6.38 | top 8.0% | 203 / 2,621 | |
| 5×5 | 1:14.74 | 1:17.01 | top 15.1% | 158 / 928 | |
| Megaminx | 1:14.00 | 1:19.29 | top 18.0% | 128 / 690 | |
| 4×4 | 48.83 | 53.12 | top 23.2% | 602 / 2,135 | |
| 2×2 | 4.18 | 5.39 | top 28.8% | 1,376 / 4,257 | |
| 7×7 | 4:16.94 | 4:24.36 | top 36.7% | 117 / 275 | |
| 6×6 | 3:15.70 | 3:20.90 | early days — 3 solves | 169 / 298 |
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
- 23 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Makati Heroes Speedcubing 2026.
- 7 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Makati Speedcubing Open IV 2025.
- 7 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Philippine Championship 2016.
- 3 Sep 2016Three personal bests in one day at Manila Metropolitan Championship 2016.
- 28 May 2016First competition: Metro Speedcubing Open 2016. A 16.03 3×3 single to start from.
- 28 May 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.08 at Metro Speedcubing Open 2016.
Competitions
- GAN Twist & Turn in Pasig 2026 · 30 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Makati Heroes Speedcubing 2026 · 23 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- GAN Odd-yssey Ortigas 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- Makati Speedcubing Open V 2025 · 12 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Makati Speedcubing Open IV 2025 · 7 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2016 · 18 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2016 · 7 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Manila Metropolitan Championship 2016 · 3 Sep 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Smrz Dancel — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Robbie Villarica — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.