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Joshznel Elijah C. Bulan
4×4 · top 1.0% of 83,917 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025BULA01
Joshznel Elijah C. Bulan has been competing for a year. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 26.14, set at Las Piñas Speedcubing Open IV 2026, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20th in the Philippines. Until June 2013, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2025, he has put 143 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.68 in March 2025 to 7.13, an 18% improvement. Joshznel 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 26.14 | 29.77 | top 1.0% | 20 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 | 7.13 | 8.82 | top 1.5% | 125 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.80 | 16.97 | top 5.7% | 127 / 2,440 | |
| 5×5 | 1:03.30 | 1:08.34 | top 7.4% | 76 / 928 | |
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 3.74 | top 7.5% | 274 / 4,257 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.38 | 7.96 | top 9.6% | 247 / 2,621 | |
| Skewb | 4.49 | 6.76 | top 14.4% | 215 / 1,320 | |
| 6×6 | 2:14.92 | 2:17.00 | top 17.9% | 69 / 298 | |
| Clock | 19.01 | 23.62 | top 61.8% | 375 / 534 |
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 2026Four personal bests in one day at Las Piñas Speedcubing Open IV 2026.
- 14 Jun 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cabalen Cubing Fest 2025.
- 9 Mar 2025First competition: Bonifacio Global City Speedcubing Newcomer 2025. A 8.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN Tarlac Speedcubing Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Las Piñas Speedcubing Open IV 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cabalen Cubing Fest 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Bonifacio Global City Speedcubing Newcomer 2025 · 9 Mar 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.
- Gabriel Subion — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Lanz Noa A. Bernaldo — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.