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Joseph Alonzo Dimitri Y. Nicolas
3×3 · top 6.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023NICO03
Joseph Alonzo Dimitri Y. Nicolas has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.74, set at Las Piñas Speedcubing Open IV 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 695th in the Philippines. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2023, he has put 110 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.25 in April 2023 to 9.74, a 44% improvement. Joseph 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 | 9.74 | 11.99 | top 6.7% | 695 / 6,270 | |
| Skewb | 4.49 | 6.94 | top 14.4% | 215 / 1,320 | |
| 2×2 | 3.56 | 4.84 | top 20.9% | 981 / 4,257 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.86 | 9.08 | top 26.7% | 729 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.35 | 28.50 | top 35.1% | 967 / 2,440 | |
| Clock | 14.07 | 16.73 | top 44.2% | 281 / 534 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 600 / 928 |
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
- 6 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.74 at Las Piñas Speedcubing Open IV 2026.
- 6 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Las Piñas Speedcubing Open IV 2026.
- 14 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.21 at Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2024.
- 14 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2024.
- 8 Apr 2023First competition: Metro Speedcubing Open 2023. A 17.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Las Piñas Speedcubing Open IV 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Makati Speedcubing Open VII 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Imus Speedcubing Open 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2024 · 14 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2023 · 8 Apr 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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Elijah Francis Jagonio — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.