People · Philippines
May John Gumayan Saban
3×3 · top 7.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016SABA01
May John Gumayan Saban has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.92, set at Bacolod Speedcubing Open 2017, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 746th in the Philippines. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2016, he has put 186 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.43 in April 2016 to 9.92, a 13% improvement. May 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 | 9.92 | 12.04 | top 7.2% | 746 / 6,270 | |
| 4×4 | 43.37 | 52.75 | top 16.2% | 399 / 2,135 | |
| 2×2 | 4.12 | 5.58 | top 28.0% | 1,334 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.07 | 25.38 | top 29.0% | 767 / 2,440 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.92 | 2:08.80 | top 45.3% | 509 / 928 |
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 Jul 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Bacolod Speedcubing Open 2017.
- 29 Jul 2017Six personal bests in one day at Bacolod Speedcubing Open 2017.
- 16 Apr 2016First competition: Western Visayas Open 2016. A 12.38 3×3 single to start from.
- 16 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at Western Visayas Open 2016.
Competitions
- Iloilo Speedcubing Open II 2018 · 28 Oct 2018
- Iloilo Speedcubing Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Bacolod Speedcubing Open 2017 · 29 Jul 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Negros Speedcubing Open 2016 · 29 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Western Visayas Open 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Jay Benedict Alfaras — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lance Christian Montano Juarez — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 3.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.