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Niko Jose Palengaoan-Dela Cruz
3×3 · top 25.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023CRUZ28
Niko Jose Palengaoan-Dela Cruz has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.34, set at Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026, puts him in the top 25.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,669th in the Philippines. Across 4 competitions since August 2023, he has put 44 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.62 in August 2023 to 15.34, a 61% improvement. Niko 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 | 15.34 | 16.24 | top 25.6% | 2,669 / 6,270 | |
| Clock | 15.89 | 18.81 | top 51.4% | 323 / 534 | |
| 2×2 | 6.33 | 7.77 | top 54.3% | 2,785 / 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
- 1 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 15.34 at Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026.
- 11 Nov 2023First sub-30 3×3: 20.10 at Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023.
- 20 Aug 2023First competition: Baguio Speedcubing Open 2023. A 39.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Makati Speedcubing Open VI 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Pangasinan Puzzle Party 2024 · 25 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Baguio Speedcubing Open 2023 · 20 Aug 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.
- Theseus N. Abaclod — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zoei Principe — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zian Principe — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-15 Clock single — 15,373 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.