People · Philippines
Ricardo Manuel P. Alair III
2×2 · top 3.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024ALAI01
Ricardo Manuel P. Alair III has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.68, set at Laguna Speedcubing Open V 2024, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 82nd in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2024, he has put 106 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.46 in February 2024 to 10.05, a 42% improvement. Ricardo has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.68 | 4.33 | top 3.0% | 82 / 4,353 | |
| 3×3 | 10.05 | 12.82 | top 7.6% | 805 / 6,429 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.61 | 8.77 | top 10.9% | 285 / 2,661 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.83 | 25.50 | top 22.9% | 613 / 2,491 |
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
- 25 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.91 at Quezon City Open II 2024.
- 18 Feb 2024First competition: Imus Speedcubing Open 2024. A 17.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bonifacio Global City Speedcubing Newcomer 2025 · 9 Mar 2025
- Laguna Speedcubing Open VI 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Las Piñas Speedcubing Open 2024 · 25 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open V 2024 · 14 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Quezon City Open II 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Katipunan One Big F2L 2024 · 7 Apr 2024
- Cubing Battle of Katipunan 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Imus Speedcubing Open 2024 · 18 Feb 2024
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.
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zian Principe — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.