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Russel Bocalbos

Skewb · top 2.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016BOCA01

Russel Bocalbos has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.27, set at Metro Speedcubing Open 2019, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34th in the Philippines. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 48 competitions since October 2016, he has put 1,492 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.93 in October 2016 to 12.31, a 38% improvement. Russel has entered 48 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

Skewb
best event — top 2.1% of 73,281 all-time
2.27
signature single · Metro Speedcubing Open 2019
1,492
official solves on the record
11%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 88% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingPhilippines
Skewb2.275.98
top 2.1%34 / 1,320
Pyraminx4.386.92
top 9.6%247 / 2,621
3×312.3115.10
top 15.0%1,598 / 6,270
2×23.154.77
top 16.0%713 / 4,257
Square-117.4722.54
top 22.0%93 / 374
4×448.3554.23
top 22.6%576 / 2,135
3×3 one-handed24.5027.19
top 32.9%895 / 2,440
Clock13.1614.82
top 40.3%255 / 534
Megaminx1:50.062:15.30
top 40.3%309 / 690
5×51:48.431:56.59
top 41.5%467 / 928
3×3 Fewest Moves39 moves
top 44.7%83 / 189
6×63:46.233:50.48
top 60.9%206 / 298
7×75:40.676:09.69
top 62.7%190 / 275

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

Baguio City Open 2016: 19.93Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2016: 20.85Emirates Open 2017: 19.49Baguio Speedcubing Weekend 2017: 15.12Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017: 15.16Pangasinan Speedcubing Open 2017: 15.74Cavite Speedcubing Open 2017: 17.51NLC 5th Anniversary 2017: 15.69Philippine Championship 2017: 17.69Baguio City Open 2017: 16.75Bicol Open 2017: 17.81Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2017: 19.10Cube Ala-Eh III 2018: 16.23Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018: 15.77Buwan ng mga Puso 2018: 17.25Marikina City Open 2018: 16.28Cube-A-POOLooza 2018: 17.25Metro Speedcubing Open III 2018: 18.49Lucena Speedcubing Open 2018: 14.20Antipolo City Cube Open 2018: 12.31ValenZheng Cube Open 2018: 14.49Bataan Speedcubing Open 2018: 14.17Pangasinan Speedcubing Open 2018: 13.84Fairview Cube Day 2018: 14.85PSC Open 2018: 14.24WCA Asian Championship 2018: 14.00Philippine Championship 2018: 15.71Bagong Sison Cup 1 2018: 16.32Baguio City Open 2018: 14.04Luisita Speedcubing Open 2018: 13.64Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2019: 13.16Valenzuela Cube Classic 2019: 13.70Antipolo City Cube Open II 2019: 14.07San Jose Del Monte Cube Open 2019: 14.92Pangasinan SpeedCubing Open 3 2019: 15.12Metro Speedcubing Open 2019: 14.27Luzon Championship 2019: 14.09South Luzon Open 2019: 17.16Vista Verde Speedcubing 2023: 18.88Pasig Summer Sides 2024: 16.87Luzon Championship 2024: 14.75Cabanatuan Speedcubing Open 2024: 16.49Algorithms in Antipolo II 2024: 15.0612.3120.8530 Oct 20168 Dec 2024

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
  • A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.38 away.

Targets move as he improves.