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Michael Angelo Zafra

Pyraminx · top 2.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2008 · 2008ZAFR01

Michael Angelo Zafra has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.48, set at Metro Speedcubing Open 2023, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 42nd in the Philippines. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 90 competitions since July 2008, he has put 2,156 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.44 in July 2008 to 11.22, a 52% improvement. Michael has entered 90 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

Pyraminx
best event — top 2.1% of 129,321 all-time
2.48
signature single · Metro Speedcubing Open 2023
2,156
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 67% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingPhilippines
Pyraminx2.483.42
top 2.1%42 / 2,621
3×3 one-handed12.0321.89
top 3.0%62 / 2,440
5×51:04.831:13.29
top 8.3%91 / 928
3×311.2213.99
top 11.2%1,198 / 6,270
7×73:24.073:40.58
top 17.7%62 / 275
2×23.445.75
top 19.4%899 / 4,257
Megaminx1:28.981:38.46
top 27.5%205 / 690
4×453.581:02.24
top 29.0%792 / 2,135
6×62:41.733:09.24
top 31.7%125 / 298
3×3 Fewest Moves40 moves47.33
top 48.3%92 / 189
Clock16.5021.07
top 53.6%333 / 534
Skewb11.7117.74
top 64.6%990 / 1,320
Square-147.481:17.10
top 73.7%286 / 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

Philippines Open 2008: 23.44Philippines Open 2009: 17.33Philippines Rubik's Cube Open 2010: 16.18GRCC Valenzuela Summer 2011: 13.63Trinoma Open 2011: 14.88Philippine Open 2011: 18.30Fiesta Open 2012: 14.53Bayani 2012: 16.53Marikina City Open 2013: 18.52SNES Open 2013: 17.68Art Capital Open 2013: 13.43Shoe Capital Open 2014: 15.16Marikina City 2 Open 2014: 13.96Cube Clash 2014: 14.60360 Degree Wellness Open 2014: 11.61Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2014: 16.47Asian Championship 2014: 15.05Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2015: 13.91Valenzuela Cubing Summit 2015: 14.03I-FiT Open 2015: 14.53CGJV Speedcubing Open 2015: 13.90Cube-a-Thon 2015: 14.75360 Degrees Wellness Open 2015: 14.36Rubik's Cube Philippine Open 2015: 13.71Good Nutrition Cube Day 2016: 12.27Cube Ala-eh 2016: 11.66Las Piñas Open 2016: 12.78Metro Speedcubing Open 2016: 12.73CGJV Speedcubing Rush 2016: 15.15Manila Metropolitan Championship 2016: 13.81Philippine Championship 2016: 13.26Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2016: 11.80Extra Rise Open 2017: 13.11Best Open 2017: 15.78Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017: 12.81Pangasinan Speedcubing Open 2017: 14.93Cavite Speedcubing Open 2017: 12.54Philippine Championship 2017: 12.74Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018: 11.22Marikina City Open 2018: 11.92Metro Speedcubing Open III 2018: 13.87PSC Open 2018: 11.56WCA Asian Championship 2018: 12.34Philippine Championship 2018: 12.73Antipolo City Cube Open II 2019: 11.94Pangasinan SpeedCubing Open 3 2019: 13.36Metro Speedcubing Open 2019: 13.82Malabon City Cube Open 2019: 15.70Philippine Championship 2019: 12.43Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2019: 12.63Metro Speedcubing Open 2023: 15.02Vista Verde Speedcubing 2023: 13.19WCC Speedcubing Open 2023: 12.63San Mateo Speedcubing Open 2023: 12.84Algorithms in Antipolo 2023: 14.38Valenzuela Cubing Open 2023: 15.66Quezon City Open 2023: 15.26Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023: 14.56Cavite Side Events Open 2023: 14.92MnM Cube Cup 2024: 14.77Cubing Battle of Katipunan 2024: 12.11Pasig Summer Sides 2024: 13.69Quezon City Open II 2024: 13.91Clocked in Quezon City 2024: 11.82Philippine Championship 2024: 12.58San Mateo Speedcubing Open 2024: 11.88Minx It Up in Pasig 2024: 16.47Ortigas Fair and Squares 2024: 11.5550 Years of Cubing in the Philippines 2024: 14.76Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024: 15.43Luzon Multi-Mega Madness 2025: 14.87Philippine Championship 2025: 13.66Dare to DR Rizal 2025: 14.41GAN Odd-yssey Ortigas 2025: 13.63Greenwoods Clock Clash 2026: 12.68GANCUBE Pasig Speedcubing Open 2026: 12.20GAN Twist & Turn in Pasig 2026: 11.7711.2223.445 Jul 200830 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
  • A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 0.03 away.

Targets move as he improves.