Sean Patrick Villanueva is a Filipino speedcuber who placed second in the World Cube Association World Championship 2019 3×3×3 event with an average time of 6.78 seconds, which was 0.04 seconds longer than that of Philipp Weyer who placed first.[1][2] This finish made Villanueva the youngest competitor to place in the top three of the main 3×3×3 event at 11 years old.[3] He is currently a student at the Ateneo de Manila University[3] and first entered the world of speedcubing competition by placing 201st in the Philippine Championship 2017. [4][5] On July 2nd 2023, he was the first cuber using the Roux method to get a single solve of 4.11s, which placed him in the global top 10[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sean Patrick Villanueva | World Cube Association".
  2. ↑ Morales, Luisa (18 July 2019). "11-year-old Pinoy finishes second in World Cube Championship in Australia". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 Ubaldo, John Edison (15 July 2019). "11-year-old Pinoy cubing whiz takes 2nd at World Championship". GMA News Online. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sean Patrick Villanueva | World Cube Association".
  5. ↑ Ryan, Arcadio (24 July 2019). "Grade 6 student solves Rubik's cube in six seconds". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sean Patrick Villanueva 4.11s reconstruction".
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