People · United States
Jules Manalang
2×2 · top 4.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2008 · 2008MANA02
Jules Manalang has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.94, set at Liberty Science Center Open 2010, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,731st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 44 competitions since March 2008, he has put 1,365 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.15 in March 2008 to 8.86, a 77% improvement. Jules has entered 44 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.94 | 3.75 | top 4.4% | 1,731 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 8.86 | 11.17 | top 4.5% | 2,529 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.84 | 20.24 | top 9.9% | 1,307 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 39.21 | 45.05 | top 11.2% | 1,656 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 19.00 | 29.63 | top 25.7% | 1,693 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 6.34 | 15.54 | top 28.5% | 4,661 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.00 | 1:45.99 | top 28.9% | 2,274 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.14 | 12.13 | top 37.4% | 10,631 / 28,708 | |
| 6×6 | 3:05.03 | 3:25.67 | top 43.4% | 1,615 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:09.15 | 5:31.34 | top 53.6% | 1,573 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 2:24.60 | 2:46.05 | top 58.7% | 4,399 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 34.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7,941 / 8,927 |
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
- 16 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at Quizzical Quabbin Qualifier 2018.
- 29 May 2016Three personal bests in one day at Cube For A Cure Spring 2016.
- 21 May 2016Three personal bests in one day at Big Apple Spring 2016.
- 6 Jun 2015First sub-10 3×3: 8.86 at Slow n Steady Spring 2015.
- 22 Nov 2014Five personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Fall 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
Competitions
- Elmsford Evening III 2026 · 23 Apr 2026
- Babylon Winter 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Quabbin Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019
- Bala Big and Blind 2019 · 18 May 2019
- Salem Cube Trials 2019 · 2 Feb 2019
- Penn Cube Day Fall 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
- CubingUSA New Jersey Championship 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018
- Maryland 2018 · 30 Jun 2018
- Quizzical Quabbin Qualifier 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tea Time Spring 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Rutgers Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Penn Cube Day Winter 2018 · 4 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Maryland 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Northwest Championships 2017 · 11 Aug 2017
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017
- Ledgewood Winter Open 2017 · 11 Feb 2017
- Clifton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017
- South Berwick Open 2016 · 10 Dec 2016
- Hudson Valley Open Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
- Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2016 · 5 Nov 2016
- Princeton Fall 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 2016
- New York City Summer 2016 · 10 Sep 2016
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Cube For A Cure Spring 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow n Steady Spring 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- BASC 6 2015 · 30 May 2015
- Toronto Open Fall 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Monmouth County Open 2013 · 12 Jan 2013
- River Hill Summer 2012 · 16 Jun 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2010 · 18 Dec 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 8 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Connecticut Summer Competition 2009 · 1 Aug 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Big Cubes Summer competition 2009 · 26 Jul 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Newark Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Open 2008 · 22 Mar 2008
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.
- Livia Kleiner — met in 138 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Rowe Hessler — met in 137 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dana Yi — met in 127 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.