People · Philippines
Ryan Balendez
3×3 · top 4.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BALE01
Ryan Balendez has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.02, set at Laguna Speedcubing Open 2023, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 484th in the Philippines. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2023, he has put 115 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Ryan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.02 | 11.17 | top 4.9% | 484 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 3.62 | top 8.9% | 338 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 43.40 | 47.85 | top 16.3% | 401 / 2,135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.28 | 27.25 | top 26.8% | 713 / 2,440 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.26 | 16.34 | top 38.4% | 1,110 / 2,621 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 298 / 690 | |
| Square-1 | 41.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 259 / 374 |
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 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Santa Cruz Speedcubing 2024.
- 16 Apr 2023First competition: Laguna Speedcubing Open 2023. A 9.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Laguna Speedcubing Open IV 2024 · 5 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open III 2024 · 17 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Santa Cruz Speedcubing 2024 · 28 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open II 2023 · 11 Jun 2023
- Laguna Speedcubing Open 2023 · 16 Apr 2023
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 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Aragon Martin Gonzales — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Elijah Francis Jagonio — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.