People · Philippines
Michael Jay Paraguas
3×3 · top 4.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016PARA03
Michael Jay Paraguas has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.77, set at Pangasinan Speedcubing Open 2017, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 430th in the Philippines. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2016, he has put 84 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.07 in May 2016 to 8.77, a 42% improvement. Michael has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 8.77 | 10.64 | top 4.3% | 430 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.24 | 27.56 | top 18.5% | 453 / 2,440 | |
| 4×4 | 55.44 | 1:01.21 | top 31.3% | 852 / 2,135 | |
| Skewb | 6.73 | 8.42 | top 31.5% | 497 / 1,320 | |
| 2×2 | 4.95 | 6.00 | top 38.7% | 1,946 / 4,257 |
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
- 28 May 2017First sub-10 3×3: 8.77 at Pangasinan Speedcubing Open 2017.
- 28 May 2017Four personal bests in one day at Pangasinan Speedcubing Open 2017.
- 4 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 11.48 at Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2016.
- 1 May 2016First competition: Hari ng Norte 2016. A 15.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Pangasinan Speedcubing Open 2017 · 28 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2016 · 4 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Hari ng Norte 2016 · 1 May 2016
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.
- Dexter James De Guzman — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jomar Menor — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 4.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.