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Samuel Jan Aquino
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023AQUI02
Samuel Jan Aquino has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.62, set at Las Piñas Speedcubing Open II 2024, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 384th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since August 2023, he has put 244 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.08 in August 2023 to 8.62, a 55% improvement. Samuel has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 8.62 | 11.41 | top 4.0% | 384 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.87 | 17.49 | top 7.9% | 175 / 2,440 | |
| 4×4 | 38.74 | 52.39 | top 10.6% | 260 / 2,135 | |
| 2×2 | 3.21 | 4.60 | top 16.7% | 749 / 4,257 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.15 | 2:02.10 | top 40.4% | 310 / 690 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.84 | 11.59 | top 43.4% | 1,252 / 2,621 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:04.01 | — | top 92.0% | 260 / 274 |
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 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at South Luzon Championship 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Luzon Championship 2025.
- 10 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at General Trias Speedcubing Open III 2024.
- 17 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.49 at Cavite Side Events Open 2023.
- 28 Aug 2023First competition: Let's Cube Laguna 2023. A 19.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- South Luzon Championship 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Luzon Championship 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Las Piñas Speedcubing Open II 2024 · 10 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open VI 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Philippine Championship 2024 · 5 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- General Trias Speedcubing Open III 2024 · 10 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open III 2024 · 17 Mar 2024
- Imus Speedcubing Open 2024 · 18 Feb 2024
- Dasmariñas Speedcubing Open II 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cavite Side Events Open 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Let's Cube Laguna 2023 · 28 Aug 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.
- Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ian Padua — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.