People · Philippines
Mark Anthony V. Balakit
3×3 · top 8.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018BALA02
Mark Anthony V. Balakit has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.26, set at Cube Ala-Eh IV 2019, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 868th in the Philippines. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2018, he has put 129 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.83 in January 2018 to 10.26, a 31% improvement. Mark 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.26 | 13.19 | top 8.2% | 868 / 6,270 | |
| 4×4 | 44.82 | 52.33 | top 18.1% | 449 / 2,135 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.50 | 7.95 | top 23.8% | 644 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.13 | 32.10 | top 29.1% | 770 / 2,440 | |
| 2×2 | 4.72 | 5.56 | top 35.8% | 1,802 / 4,257 |
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
- 13 Jan 2019Five personal bests in one day at Cube Ala-Eh IV 2019.
- 14 Jan 2018First competition: Cube Ala-Eh III 2018. A 14.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Calamba Speedcubing Open 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Luzon Championship 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Ala-Eh VI 2025 · 9 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Ala-Eh V 2020 · 7 Mar 2020
- Cube Ala-Eh IV 2019 · 13 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Cube Ala-Eh III 2018 · 14 Jan 2018
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.
- Jem Poon — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nicole Jnus Macalalad — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 4.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.