People · Bulgaria
Phillip Entchev
3×3 · top 6.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024ENTC01
Phillip Entchev has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.69, set at Zottegem Saturday Open 2024, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in Bulgaria. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2024, he has put 381 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.82 in February 2024 to 9.69, a 24% improvement. Phillip has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.69 | 11.65 | top 6.6% | 33 / 567 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.81 | 5.94 | top 6.8% | 22 / 332 | |
| 2×2 | 2.49 | 4.02 | top 8.8% | 26 / 407 | |
| 4×4 | 42.24 | 48.36 | top 14.8% | 25 / 192 | |
| Skewb | 5.18 | 8.91 | top 19.5% | 46 / 237 | |
| Square-1 | 16.77 | 26.59 | top 20.4% | 7 / 43 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.05 | 28.25 | top 20.6% | 28 / 139 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.06 | 1:23.79 | top 21.1% | 12 / 67 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.05 | 1:28.77 | top 22.4% | 19 / 94 | |
| Clock | 11.80 | 13.11 | top 34.0% | 23 / 78 | |
| 6×6 | 3:19.74 | 3:30.83 | top 50.4% | 22 / 40 |
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 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Hasselt Sunday Open 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Belgian Nationals 2024.
- 5 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Zottegem Saturday Open 2024.
- 5 Oct 2024Six personal bests in one day at Zottegem Saturday Open 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at Leuven Open 2024.
- 17 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Geel Beginners Sunday 2024.
Competitions
- Leuven Open 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hasselt Sunday Open 2025 · 9 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Belgian Nationals 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Zottegem Saturday Open 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Leuven Open 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Geel Beginners Sunday 2024 · 17 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Joran Pauwels — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Simon De Prins — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Noah Schoeters — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.