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Paul Ivan Lubang
3×3 · top 3.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018LUBA01
Paul Ivan Lubang has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.56, set at 50 Years of Cubing in the Philippines 2024, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 373rd in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since January 2018, he has put 136 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.15 in January 2018 to 8.56, a 53% improvement. Paul has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 8.56 | 10.82 | top 3.9% | 373 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 4.12 | top 8.6% | 329 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 53.55 | 59.73 | top 29.0% | 789 / 2,135 |
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
- 15 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.29 at Dasmariñas Speedcubing Open 2023.
- 1 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.34 at Metro Speedcubing Open 2019.
- 1 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Metro Speedcubing Open 2019.
- 20 Jan 2018First competition: Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018. A 18.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Spooky Turn 'N Solve Valenzuela 2024 · 3 Nov 2024
- 50 Years of Cubing in the Philippines 2024 · 6 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Valenzuela Cubing Open 2024 · 13 Jul 2024
- Dasmariñas Speedcubing Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2019 · 17 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Philippine Championship 2019 · 27 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018 · 20 Jan 2018
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 23 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Louie Jay Quibote — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.