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Kurt Zandro V. Pelayo
2×2 · top 8.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023PELA01
Kurt Zandro V. Pelayo has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.45, set at Victoria Winter 2026, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 323rd in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2023, he has put 95 official solves on the record across four 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 48.99 in June 2023 to 14.85, a 70% improvement. Kurt 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.45 | 6.89 | top 8.4% | 323 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 | 14.85 | 19.26 | top 23.9% | 2,503 / 6,270 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.55 | 14.17 | top 32.5% | 914 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:31.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,437 / 2,440 |
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
- 14 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 14.85 at Warm Up Vancouver 2025.
- 14 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at Warm Up Vancouver 2025.
- 16 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at BC Championship 2024.
- 4 Feb 2024First sub-30 3×3: 27.95 at Cainta Cubing Mania 2024.
- 25 Jun 2023First competition: Algorithms in Antipolo 2023. A 48.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Victoria Dockyard Sprint 2026 · 24 May 2026
- Victoria Winter 2026 · 4 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Warm Up Vancouver 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- BC Championship 2024 · 16 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Cainta Cubing Mania 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Algorithms in Antipolo 2023 · 25 Jun 2023
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.
- Kevin Matthews — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- DaYeong Kim (김다영) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Isaac Davies — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.