People · Philippines
Maiko Aquino
5×5 · top 7.7% of 40,792 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024AQUI04
Maiko Aquino has been competing for a year. His best event is the 5×5: a personal-best single of 1:03.80, set at Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 40,792 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 78th in the Philippines. Until September 2010, no official 5×5 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2024, he has put 54 official solves on the record across eight events. Maiko has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | 1:03.80 | 1:09.80 | top 7.7% | 78 / 928 | |
| 3×3 | 11.00 | 12.36 | top 10.5% | 1,110 / 6,270 | |
| 4×4 | 39.11 | 43.49 | top 11.1% | 271 / 2,135 | |
| 6×6 | 2:00.88 | 2:12.57 | early days — 3 solves | 45 / 298 | |
| 2×2 | 3.20 | 4.99 | top 16.6% | 742 / 4,257 | |
| 7×7 | 3:22.87 | 3:28.50 | top 17.2% | 59 / 275 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.31 | 31.25 | top 37.6% | 1,059 / 2,440 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.88 | 14.83 | top 43.8% | 1,262 / 2,621 |
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 story so far
- 28 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2026.
- 30 Nov 2024First competition: Cavite Speedcubing Open X 2024. A 14.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open X 2024 · 30 Nov 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.
- Francis Yuel B. Merced — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Gabriel Subion — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 3.80 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.