People · Philippines
Willem James R. Salgado
3×3 · top 36.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025SALG04
Willem James R. Salgado has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.64, set at Makati Speedcubing Open VIII 2026, puts him in the top 36.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,701st in the Philippines. Across 7 competitions since November 2025, he has put 87 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.07 in November 2025 to 18.64, a 53% improvement. Willem has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 18.64 | 21.58 | top 36.2% | 3,701 / 6,429 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.75 | 13.09 | top 42.7% | 1,250 / 2,661 | |
| 2×2 | 5.82 | 7.18 | top 49.0% | 2,572 / 4,353 |
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
- 19 Jul 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.64 at Makati Speedcubing Open VIII 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026First sub-30 3×3: 27.14 at Pinoy Side Events Open 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025First competition: Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 2025. A 40.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Makati Speedcubing Open VIII 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Las Piñas Speedcubing Open IV 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cavite Speedcubing Open XIII 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- South Luzon Championship 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pinoy Side Events Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Luzon Championship 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Laguna Speedcubing Open VII 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
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.
- Niño Francis S. Reyes — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yuji Yoshida — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Francis Yuel B. Merced — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.64 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.