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Marcelo Akela B. Irlanda
2×2 · top 9.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025IRLA01
Marcelo Akela B. Irlanda has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 357th in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2025, he has put 73 official solves on the record across five events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.00 in November 2025 to 2.52, a 58% improvement. Marcelo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 7.43 | top 9.2% | 357 / 4,353 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.61 | 11.82 | top 41.5% | 1,222 / 2,661 | |
| 3×3 | 22.05 | 26.67 | top 45.7% | 4,435 / 6,429 | |
| Clock | 19.17 | 26.92 | top 62.3% | 380 / 543 | |
| Skewb | 12.54 | 21.24 | top 68.7% | 1,070 / 1,346 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Feb 2026First sub-30 3×3: 23.29 at Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026.
- 30 Nov 2025First competition: Algorithms in Antipolo III 2025. A 36.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Makati Speedcubing Open IX 2026 · 11 Oct 2026
- South Luzon Championship 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Algorithms in Antipolo III 2025 · 30 Nov 2025
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.
- Gabriel Subion — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Caleb John Tamis — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Certeza — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.