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Markus Sta Maria
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023MARI26
Markus Sta Maria has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.84, set at Queensland Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 445th in the Philippines. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 78 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.25 in July 2023 to 8.84, a 62% improvement. Markus has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.84 | 11.42 | top 4.5% | 445 / 6,270 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.06 | 9.76 | top 13.5% | 363 / 2,621 | |
| 2×2 | 3.58 | 5.45 | top 21.2% | 995 / 4,257 | |
| Skewb | 9.39 | 16.36 | top 51.1% | 812 / 1,320 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.83 | 1:33.18 | top 53.2% | 1,352 / 2,135 | |
| Square-1 | 40.90 | 43.14 | top 66.5% | 253 / 374 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.84 at Queensland Open 2026.
- 26 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.20 at QUT Qube Challenge Sunday 2023.
- 26 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at QUT Qube Challenge Sunday 2023.
- 28 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.94 at Australian Nationals 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023First competition: Queensland Open 2023. A 29.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Queensland Open 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- QUT Qube Challenge Sunday 2023 · 26 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- U Cube at UQ Sunday 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Queensland Open 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 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.
- Laura Ting — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Ming Dao Ting — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Lucas Otsu — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.