People · United States
Phillip Espinoza
3×3 · top 1.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2007 · 2007ESPI01
Phillip Espinoza has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.41, set at Temecula Valley Back To School 2026, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,113th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 54 competitions since May 2007, he has put 1,559 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.34 in May 2007 to 7.41, a 57% improvement. Phillip has entered 54 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.41 | 9.00 | top 1.9% | 1,113 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.99 | 14.78 | top 3.0% | 463 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 3.83 | top 5.4% | 2,134 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 38.12 | 41.81 | top 9.9% | 1,479 / 19,072 | |
| 6×6 | 1:58.59 | 2:07.18 | top 10.5% | 377 / 4,196 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.37 | 1:21.01 | top 12.6% | 968 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 3:21.29 | 3:28.69 | top 16.7% | 468 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:39.18 | — | top 46.1% | 995 / 2,092 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.44 | 2:36.33 | top 50.3% | 3,751 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 1:08.27 | 2:32.36 | top 88.2% | 5,942 / 6,743 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Temecula Valley Back To School 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Temecula Valley Summer 2026.
- 3 Aug 2012Three personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2012.
- 19 Nov 2011Five personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall 2011.
- 16 May 2009First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at Discovery Science Center competition 2009.
- 22 Nov 2008Three personal bests in one day at Caltech Fall 2008.
Competitions
- Temecula Valley Back To School 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Temecula Valley Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Westerns Warmup Riverside B 2026 · 16 May 2026
- UCSD TritoNxN 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Poly Cubed at Pomona 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Temecula Valley Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026
- TF3I San Diego 2017 · 5 Nov 2017
- Nisei Week 2017 · 19 Aug 2017
- Nisei Week 2016 · 20 Aug 2016
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016
- SoCal Supercomp 2016 · 9 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- TFTI San Diego 2016 · 29 May 2016
- San Diego Summer Splash 2015 · 23 May 2015
- Newport Winter Open 2014 · 6 Dec 2014
- Caltech Winter Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014
- Southwest Showdown 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Nisei Week 2013 · 17 Aug 2013
- Berkeley Summer 2013 · 3 Aug 2013
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013
- San Diego Summer Splash 2013 · 8 Jun 2013
- Caltech Spring Open 2013 · 25 May 2013
- Eagle Peak - San Diego Open 2012 · 29 Sep 2012
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring 2012 · 26 May 2012
- Caltech Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Showdown 2011 · 3 Dec 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall 2011 · 19 Nov 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- San Diego 2011 · 28 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Prefrosh 2011 · 16 Apr 2011
- Caltech Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011
- Nisei Week Open 2010 · 21 Aug 2010
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- San Diego Open 2010 · 29 May 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2010 · 22 May 2010
- Moose Lodge 2010 · 10 Apr 2010
- Caltech Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Bayview Hills Open 2010 · 16 Jan 2010
- Discovery Science Center Winter 2009 · 19 Dec 2009
- Berkeley Fall competition 2009 · 14 Nov 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall competition 2009 · 24 Oct 2009 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009
- Berkeley Summer competition 2009 · 27 Jun 2009 — 1 personal best set
- San Diego Open 2009 · 23 May 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2009 · 16 May 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring competition 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego Science Festival 2009 · 4 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- San Francisco Open 2009 · 18 Jan 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- San Diego Open 2008 · 24 May 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2008 · 19 Apr 2008 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD competition 2008 · 27 Jan 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Caltech Summer competition 2007 · 25 Aug 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego competition 2007 · 26 May 2007
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.
- Michael Young — met in 153 rounds, finished ahead 110 times
- Devin Corr-Robinett — met in 139 rounds, finished ahead 120 times
- Deven Nadudvari — met in 123 rounds, finished ahead 81 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.