People · Philippines
Myrrh Palen
3×3 · top 5.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017PALE01
Myrrh Palen has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.04, set at Makati Heroes Speedcubing 2026, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 500th in the Philippines. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2017, he has put 110 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.66 in September 2017 to 9.04, a 15% improvement. Myrrh 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 | 9.04 | 11.00 | top 5.0% | 500 / 6,429 | |
| 4×4 | 36.94 | 45.41 | top 8.7% | 211 / 2,174 | |
| 2×2 | 3.95 | 5.72 | top 25.9% | 1,257 / 4,353 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.39 | 2:48.45 | top 52.2% | 576 / 943 |
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
- 19 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Makati Speedcubing Open VIII 2026.
- 15 Sep 2017First competition: Philippine Championship 2017. A 10.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Makati Speedcubing Open IX 2026 · 11 Oct 2026
- Makati Heroes Speedcubing 2026 · 23 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Makati Speedcubing Open VIII 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Makati Speedcubing Open VII 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Philippine Championship 2017 · 15 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best 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.
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Railee Darrel A. Traballo — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.04 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 6.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.