People · Philippines
Mateo James Alcantara
3×3 · top 5.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023ALCA06
Mateo James Alcantara has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.14, set at Caloocan Year-End Blast 2023, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 512th in the Philippines. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2023, he has put 110 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.15 in October 2023 to 9.14, a 35% improvement. Mateo 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 | 9.14 | 13.13 | top 5.2% | 512 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 3.50 | 5.45 | top 20.2% | 946 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.16 | 45.45 | top 20.9% | 541 / 2,440 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.02 | 12.12 | top 36.3% | 1,061 / 2,621 | |
| Skewb | 8.61 | 17.86 | top 45.8% | 727 / 1,320 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.90 | 1:20.60 | top 50.6% | 1,286 / 2,135 | |
| Clock | 19.44 | 24.28 | top 63.0% | 380 / 534 |
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
- 29 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.14 at Caloocan Year-End Blast 2023.
- 8 Oct 2023First competition: Caloocan Cube Fest 2023. A 14.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Makati Speedcubing Open 2024 · 22 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Valenzuela Sides Challenge 2024 · 1 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- MnM Caloocan Cubing Fest 2024 · 10 Mar 2024
- Caloocan Year-End Blast 2023 · 29 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Caloocan Cube Fest 2023 · 8 Oct 2023
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.
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Zian Principe — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.