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Zachary Brayden A. Montero
2×2 · top 4.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023MONT05
Zachary Brayden A. Montero has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.96, set at San Jose del Monte Speedcubing Open III 2025, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 148th in the Philippines. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2023, he has put 73 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.32 in February 2023 to 9.17, a 31% improvement. Zachary has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.96 | 4.35 | top 4.5% | 148 / 4,353 | |
| 3×3 | 9.17 | 11.28 | top 5.3% | 539 / 6,429 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.21 | 8.05 | top 21.6% | 574 / 2,661 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.30 | 28.46 | top 32.4% | 903 / 2,491 | |
| Skewb | 10.49 | 16.72 | top 58.0% | 927 / 1,346 |
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
- 20 Dec 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.17 at San Jose del Monte Speedcubing Open III 2025.
- 11 Feb 2023First competition: Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2023. A 13.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- San Joseño Skewb September 2026 · 26 Sep 2026
- San Jose del Monte Speedcubing Open III 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- MnM Cube Cup 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2023 · 11 Feb 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 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Briley C. Fandiñola — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Drake Reinhard Pilarta — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.