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Lance Gabriel B. Penaso
3×3 · top 4.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026PENA12
Lance Gabriel B. Penaso has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.63, set at Cube-bers in Iloilo 2026, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 401st in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2026, he has put 38 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.44 in May 2026 to 8.63, a 25% improvement. Lance 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.63 | 11.58 | top 4.0% | 401 / 6,429 |
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
- 4 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.63 at Cube-bers in Iloilo 2026.
- 2 May 2026First competition: GAN Iloilo Summer Open 2026. A 12.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube-bers in Iloilo 2026 · 4 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- GAN Philippine Championship 2026 · 9 Jul 2026
- GAN Warm Up Iloilo 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- GAN Iloilo Summer Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Prince Ian Napud — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Yule Christine Cajilig — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Renette Miles Manzano — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.