People · Philippines
Joseph Caleb V. Bala
3×3 · top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2025 · 2025BALA08
Joseph Caleb V. Bala has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.63, set at GANCUBE Pasig Speedcubing Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 651st in the Philippines. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2025, he has put 44 official solves on the record across four events. Joseph has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.63 | 11.65 | top 6.4% | 651 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 2.65 | 3.46 | top 10.4% | 420 / 4,257 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.89 | 8.26 | top 19.2% | 510 / 2,621 | |
| 4×4 | 51.22 | 56.40 | top 26.2% | 705 / 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
- 24 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at GANCUBE Pasig Speedcubing Open 2026.
- 24 May 2025First competition: Learn How to Cube in Antipolo 2025. A 9.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GANCUBE Pasig Speedcubing Open 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Learn How to Cube in Antipolo 2025 · 24 May 2025
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 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jansen Alvarez — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Certeza — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.