People · Philippines
Zareb A. Cruz
3×3 · top 4.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023CRUZ29
Zareb A. Cruz has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.66, set at Baguio Speedcubing Open 2025, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 402nd in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2023, he has put 265 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.86 in August 2023 to 8.66, a 45% improvement. Zareb has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.66 | 10.75 | top 4.1% | 402 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 1.91 | 3.28 | top 4.2% | 129 / 4,257 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.75 | 19.84 | top 14.4% | 356 / 2,440 | |
| Clock | 9.26 | 10.83 | top 21.3% | 138 / 534 | |
| Skewb | 5.81 | 7.28 | top 24.3% | 382 / 1,320 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.70 | 8.84 | top 25.4% | 691 / 2,621 | |
| 4×4 | 51.04 | 55.74 | top 26.0% | 697 / 2,135 | |
| 5×5 | 3:00.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 778 / 928 |
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
- 14 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Pangasinan Puzzle Party 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.66 at Baguio Speedcubing Open 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Baguio Speedcubing Open 2025.
- 28 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at Just Cube and Go Pangasinan 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Ayat-Ti Cubing Elyu Fest 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.21 at Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023.
Competitions
- Elyu Cube Clash III 2026 · 18 Jul 2026
- Pangasinan Puzzle Party 2025 · 14 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Baguio Speedcubing Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Just Cube and Go Pangasinan 2024 · 28 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Ayat-Ti Cubing Elyu Fest 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Pampanga Speedcubing Open 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Elyu Cube Clash 2024 · 28 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Playing Puzzles in Pampanga 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Baguio Speedcubing Open 2023 · 20 Aug 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.
- Louie Jay Quibote — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Angelo Siador — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Dylan Arteims N. Fernandez — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.