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Thomas Jacob Aldaba
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023ALDA02
Thomas Jacob Aldaba has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.60, set at MnM Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2024, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 184th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2023, he has put 228 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.53 in April 2023 to 7.60, a 48% improvement. Thomas 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 | 7.60 | 9.95 | top 2.1% | 184 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.20 | 17.50 | top 6.5% | 140 / 2,440 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.32 | 5.26 | top 9.3% | 239 / 2,621 | |
| 2×2 | 2.60 | 3.74 | top 9.9% | 393 / 4,257 | |
| 4×4 | 42.04 | 46.70 | top 14.6% | 357 / 2,135 | |
| Clock | 9.84 | 11.46 | top 24.3% | 157 / 534 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:52.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 86 / 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
- 5 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Laguna Speedcubing Open IV 2024.
- 8 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at Caloocan Cube Fest 2023.
- 8 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at Caloocan Cube Fest 2023.
- 6 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Quezon City Open 2023.
- 16 Apr 2023First competition: Laguna Speedcubing Open 2023. A 14.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bonifacio Global City Speedcubing Newcomer 2025 · 9 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- A Twisty Day in Araneta 2024 · 4 Aug 2024
- MnM Bulacan Speedcubing Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open IV 2024 · 5 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- MnM Caloocan Cubing Fest 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Caloocan Year-End Blast 2023 · 29 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Caloocan Cube Fest 2023 · 8 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Quezon City Open 2023 · 6 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- San Mateo Speedcubing Open 2023 · 18 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- General Trias Speedcubing Open 2023 · 28 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- 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 43 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.