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Michael Bernard A. Santos
3×3 · top 1.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023SANT46
Michael Bernard A. Santos has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.85, set at Philippine Championship 2025, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 106th in the Philippines. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2023, he has put 132 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.26 in June 2023 to 6.85, a 33% improvement. Michael 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 | 6.85 | 9.92 | top 1.2% | 106 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 40.40 | 57.34 | top 6.9% | 20 / 274 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.41 | 18.72 | top 9.0% | 204 / 2,440 | |
| 2×2 | 2.69 | 4.16 | top 10.8% | 439 / 4,257 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.02 | 1:36.67 | top 23.7% | 176 / 690 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 46 / 189 | |
| 4×4 | 55.30 | 59.30 | top 31.1% | 844 / 2,135 | |
| Square-1 | 25.98 | 37.02 | top 41.4% | 177 / 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
- 9 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at GreenwoODDs 2026.
- 12 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cavite Speedcubing Open XI 2025.
- 19 Jun 2025First sub-10 3×3: 6.85 at Philippine Championship 2025.
- 19 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Philippine Championship 2025.
- 11 Jun 2023First competition: Laguna Speedcubing Open II 2023. A 10.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GreenwoODDs 2026 · 9 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- QC Speedcubing Open 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open XI 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2025 · 19 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open II 2023 · 11 Jun 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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Francis Yuel B. Merced — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ayooluwa Samuel Dada — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-40 3×3 blindfolded single — 826 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.