People · Philippines
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.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.27 | 5.98 | top 2.1% | 34 / 1,320 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.38 | 6.92 | top 9.6% | 247 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 | 12.31 | 15.10 | top 15.0% | 1,598 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 4.77 | top 16.0% | 713 / 4,257 | |
| Square-1 | 17.47 | 22.54 | top 22.0% | 93 / 374 | |
| 4×4 | 48.35 | 54.23 | top 22.6% | 576 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.50 | 27.19 | top 32.9% | 895 / 2,440 | |
| Clock | 13.16 | 14.82 | top 40.3% | 255 / 534 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.06 | 2:15.30 | top 40.3% | 309 / 690 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.43 | 1:56.59 | top 41.5% | 467 / 928 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | top 44.7% | 83 / 189 | |
| 6×6 | 3:46.23 | 3:50.48 | top 60.9% | 206 / 298 | |
| 7×7 | 5:40.67 | 6:09.69 | 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
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Philippine Championship 2018.
- 29 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Lucena Speedcubing Open 2018.
- 29 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Lucena Speedcubing Open 2018.
- 31 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Cube-A-POOLooza 2018.
- 17 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2017.
- 15 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Philippine Championship 2017.
Competitions
- Algorithms in Antipolo II 2024 · 8 Dec 2024
- Cabanatuan Speedcubing Open 2024 · 9 Nov 2024
- Luzon Championship 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
- Pasig Summer Sides 2024 · 14 Apr 2024
- Vista Verde Speedcubing 2023 · 30 Apr 2023
- Philippine Championship 2019 · 27 Sep 2019
- South Luzon Open 2019 · 11 Aug 2019
- Luzon Championship 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Pangasinan SpeedCubing Open 3 2019 · 19 May 2019
- San Jose Del Monte Cube Open 2019 · 28 Apr 2019
- Antipolo City Cube Open II 2019 · 7 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Valenzuela Cube Classic 2019 · 2 Feb 2019
- Cube Ala-Eh IV 2019 · 13 Jan 2019
- Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2019 · 12 Jan 2019
- No 3x3x3 Diliman 2018 · 2 Dec 2018
- Luisita Speedcubing Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Baguio City Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Bagong Sison Cup 1 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2018 · 28 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- WCA Asian Championship 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- PSC Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Fairview Cube Day 2018 · 24 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Pangasinan Speedcubing Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Bataan Speedcubing Open 2018 · 10 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- ValenZheng Cube Open 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Antipolo City Cube Open 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lucena Speedcubing Open 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open III 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cube-A-POOLooza 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Marikina City Open 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Buwan ng mga Puso 2018 · 25 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Diliman Cube Day 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Ala-Eh III 2018 · 14 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2017 · 17 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Bicol Open 2017 · 12 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Baguio City Open 2017 · 29 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2017 · 15 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- NLC 5th Anniversary 2017 · 27 Aug 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open 2017 · 5 Aug 2017
- Pangasinan Speedcubing Open 2017 · 28 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017 · 19 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Baguio Speedcubing Weekend 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Emirates Open 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Urdaneta City Fiesta Open 2016 · 4 Dec 2016
- Baguio City Open 2016 · 30 Oct 2016
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 237 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — met in 137 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 136 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
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.