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Zaniel Timothy Durin
3×3 · top 0.63% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023DURI03
Zaniel Timothy Durin has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.22, set at Crevalcore al Cubo 2025, puts him in the top 0.63% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 52nd in the Philippines. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2023, he has put 160 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.48 in October 2023 to 6.22, a 34% improvement. Zaniel 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.22 | 9.13 | top 0.63% | 52 / 6,429 | |
| 2×2 | 1.97 | 3.45 | top 4.6% | 151 / 4,353 | |
| Clock | 5.32 | 11.56 | top 5.2% | 43 / 543 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.03 | 4.62 | top 7.8% | 196 / 2,661 | |
| 4×4 | 43.09 | 47.83 | top 15.9% | 400 / 2,174 | |
| Square-1 | 15.60 | 17.32 | top 17.8% | 78 / 382 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 28 / 191 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.42 | 1:52.07 | top 29.4% | 341 / 943 | |
| 6×6 | 3:36.08 | 3:42.35 | top 57.3% | 198 / 303 |
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
- 1 Feb 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Crevalcore al Cubo 2025.
- 11 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Crevalcore al Cubo 2024.
- 7 Oct 2023First competition: Bagnolo al Cubo 2023. A 10.07 3×3 single to start from.
- 7 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at Bagnolo al Cubo 2023.
- 7 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bagnolo al Cubo 2023.
Competitions
- Rubik's FMC Italy 2025 · 23 Nov 2025
- Crevalcore al Cubo 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Crevalcore al Cubo 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Bagnolo al Cubo 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Simone Cantarelli — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Marco Rota — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Paolo Marino — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.