People · Philippines
Julian Paolo Trinidad
3×3 · top 2.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016TRIN01
Julian Paolo Trinidad has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.64, set at Davao City Open 2024, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 189th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2016, he has put 176 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.03 in March 2016 to 7.64, a 69% improvement. Julian has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 7.64 | 8.73 | top 2.2% | 189 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 4.19 | top 6.7% | 248 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.29 | 20.70 | top 13.3% | 331 / 2,440 | |
| 4×4 | 44.64 | 48.14 | top 17.8% | 442 / 2,135 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.98 | 1:33.41 | top 19.2% | 136 / 690 | |
| Square-1 | 21.32 | 31.71 | top 30.9% | 134 / 374 |
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
- 17 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Davao City Open 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.47 at Tagum City Open 2024.
- 10 Aug 2019First sub-20 3×3: 11.18 at Tagum City Open 2019.
- 10 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.18 at Tagum City Open 2019.
- 5 Mar 2016First competition: Rise of Cubers Tagum 2016. A 25.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Davao City Open 2026 · 22 Mar 2026
- Mindanao Championship 2025 · 14 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Clash of Cubers III Davao 2025 · 30 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Davao City Open 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Tagum City Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tagum Speedcubing Masters 2023 · 5 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Tagum City Open 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Tagum City Open 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Rise of Cubers Tagum 2016 · 5 Mar 2016
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.
- Khayll Paolo Sandukan — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ralph Justine Villarico — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Earl Joven Suyo — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.