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Skyler Johann Bala
Clock · top 51.8% of 32,048 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023BALA07
Skyler Johann Bala has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 15.98, set at Imus Speedcubing Open II 2025, puts him in the top 51.8% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 325th in the Philippines. Across 8 competitions since March 2023, he has put 98 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 14.77 in March 2023 to 6.89, a 53% improvement. Skyler 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 15.98 | 19.19 | top 51.8% | 325 / 534 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.39 | 14.35 | top 56.0% | 1,656 / 2,621 | |
| 2×2 | 6.89 | 9.44 | top 59.5% | 3,046 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 | 28.98 | 31.87 | top 60.7% | 5,177 / 6,270 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Jul 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.98 at South Luzon Championship 2024.
- 17 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cavite Speedcubing Open VI 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023First competition: Luzon Championship 2023. A 40.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Imus Speedcubing Open II 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Imus Sides Matter 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- South Luzon Championship 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Imus Speedcubing Open 2024 · 18 Feb 2024
- Cavite Speedcubing Open VI 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Tanza Speedcubing Open 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Vista Verde Speedcubing 2023 · 30 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Luzon Championship 2023 · 25 Mar 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 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zian Principe — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 Clock single — 15,373 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 68,530 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.