People · Philippines
Joshua B. Elca
3×3 · top 3.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024ELCA01
Joshua B. Elca has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.33, set at Calamba Speedcubing Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 325th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2024, he has put 181 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.08 in May 2024 to 8.33, a 25% improvement. Joshua has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.33 | 9.76 | top 3.4% | 325 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 3.63 | top 5.6% | 201 / 4,257 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.04 | 7.44 | top 13.4% | 359 / 2,621 | |
| Clock | 8.35 | 10.22 | top 16.8% | 103 / 534 | |
| 4×4 | 53.36 | 57.25 | top 28.8% | 779 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.67 | 26.89 | top 33.3% | 909 / 2,440 | |
| Skewb | 7.46 | 9.12 | top 37.2% | 584 / 1,320 | |
| Megaminx | 1:54.39 | — | top 42.8% | 326 / 690 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:09.79 | — | early days — 1 solve | 197 / 274 | |
| Square-1 | 45.85 | — | early days — 2 solves | 278 / 374 | |
| 5×5 | 2:57.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 771 / 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
- 13 Jun 2026Six personal bests in one day at Calamba Speedcubing Open 2026.
- 14 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.99 at Laguna Speedcubing Open V 2024.
- 14 Jul 2024Four personal bests in one day at Laguna Speedcubing Open V 2024.
- 5 May 2024First competition: Laguna Speedcubing Open IV 2024. A 11.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Calamba Speedcubing Open 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- South Luzon Championship 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open V 2024 · 14 Jul 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Clocked in Quezon City 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Caloocan Cube Craze 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open IV 2024 · 5 May 2024
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 40 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.