People · Philippines
Xian Rafael B. Antiola
3×3 · top 4.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024ANTI01
Xian Rafael B. Antiola has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.85, set at Tagum City Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 458th in the Philippines. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2024, he has put 137 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.03 in June 2024 to 8.85, a 37% improvement. Xian has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.85 | 12.43 | top 4.6% | 458 / 6,429 | |
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 5.68 | top 18.1% | 844 / 4,353 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.09 | 36.74 | top 20.8% | 555 / 2,491 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.08 | 12.21 | top 36.9% | 1,094 / 2,661 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.78 | 1:37.01 | top 50.5% | 1,301 / 2,174 | |
| Megaminx | 2:46.67 | 3:09.37 | top 69.0% | 514 / 700 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.85 at Tagum City Open 2026.
- 12 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Tagum City Open 2026.
- 22 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Tagum City Open 2025.
- 15 Jun 2024First competition: Tagum City Open 2024. A 14.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tagum City Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Mindanao Championship 2025 · 14 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Clash of Cubers III Davao 2025 · 30 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tagum City Open 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Davao City Open 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Tagum City Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024
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.
- Earl Joven Suyo — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Frenz Edrian Tabaniag — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Khayll Paolo Sandukan — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.