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Kiefer Hernandez
3×3 · top 0.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024HERN14
Kiefer Hernandez has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.43, set at GAN Manila Speedcubing Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 71st in the Philippines. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since March 2024, he has put 303 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 8 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.78 in March 2024 to 6.43, a 45% improvement. Kiefer has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 6.43 | 7.82 | top 0.8% | 71 / 6,429 | |
| 4×4 | 29.73 | 32.07 | top 2.7% | 62 / 2,174 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.96 | 13.72 | top 2.9% | 62 / 2,491 | |
| 2×2 | 1.85 | 3.57 | top 3.9% | 116 / 4,353 | |
| 5×5 | 57.02 | 1:00.08 | top 4.2% | 41 / 943 | |
| Megaminx | 48.67 | 1:01.11 | top 4.6% | 39 / 700 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.41 | 5.61 | top 5.1% | 121 / 2,661 | |
| Clock | 7.12 | 9.01 | top 11.3% | 74 / 543 | |
| 6×6 | 2:25.90 | 2:46.70 | early days — 3 solves | 91 / 303 | |
| Square-1 | 21.91 | 33.92 | top 32.4% | 141 / 382 |
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
- 23 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Makati Heroes Speedcubing 2026.
- 31 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at GAN Manila Speedcubing Open 2026.
- 1 Feb 2026Five personal bests in one day at Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 2025.
- 7 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Makati Speedcubing Open IV 2025.
- 9 Feb 2025Six personal bests in one day at Cube Ala-Eh VI 2025.
Competitions
- Learn How To Cube in Laguna 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Makati Heroes Speedcubing 2026 · 23 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- GAN Manila Speedcubing Open 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Makati Speedcubing Open IV 2025 · 7 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Makati Speedcubing Open III 2025 · 6 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Ala-Eh VI 2025 · 9 Feb 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open V 2024 · 14 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open III 2024 · 17 Mar 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 49 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Dwight Anthonie R. Mactal — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 4.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.