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Leo Borromeo is a Phillippian speedcuber. He is regarded as one of the best cubers in the Phillipines and Asia. He is also sponsored by [[GAN]]. He holds the Philippian record for 4X4 single and average and 3X3 oh average. He has set 11 NR (National Record) and 1 CR (Continental Record) over the course of his many cubing competition. He won 36 events, finished second in 26 events and finished third in 6 events across the various [[Rubik's Cube]] competitions he participated in.
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'''Leo Borromeo''' is a [[Philippines|Filipino]] speedcuber who is regarded as one of the fastest cubers in Asia and the world. As of 2022, he has set 21 [[NR]]s and two [[CR]]s. Currently, he has strong global rankings especially in [[3x3x3]], [[4x4x4]], and [[OH]] and is sponsored by [[GAN]].
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==History==
 
==History==
Leo Borromeo began cubing in the Cebu Open 2015. He finished his first competition with a 30.47 single and 37.74 average in 3X3, and finished 28th in the competition, didn't going past the first round. He won in first event in a cube competition at 3X3 event in Cebu Open 2017, finishing with a 7.83 single and 9.47 average. He set his first NR with 5.96 3X3 single at Visayas Championship 2017 first round and then set the average 3X3 NR of 7.51 seconds at the same competition in the final round. He then again set the average NR in 3X3 of 7.15 seconds at the final round of Cebu Masters 2018 and then again set the average 3X3 record of 7.05 seconds at the Philippine Championship 2018 first round. He then set the 5.12 single NR and 6.37 Average CR, both at the Bonfacio Memorial 2018 competition first round. He then set the 4X4 NR single of 26.40 seconds at the final round of City Of Love Open 2019. Then he set the 2X2 single NR of 1.14 seconds at the final round of Cebu Masters 2019. After that he set the the 4X4 average NR of 28.81 seconds at the Negros Speedcubing Open 2019 final round and then set the 4X4 single NR of 23.28 seconds at the Cebu Speedcubing Year End 2019 competition final round. He then set the 11.01 OH average NR at the first round of Cebu Open 2020 and then set the 4X4 NR single of 22.63 seconds at the final round of the same competition. He then finished as Monkey League runners-up in both season 1 and 2.
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Leo Borromeo first got into [[Speedcubing|cubing]] when he met JB Cañares in a restaurant. JB was one of the leaders in the cubing community in Cebu, the city he lived in. He was the first person to introduce Leo to the cubing community.
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The first competition that Leo Borromeo attended was Cebu Open 2015. There, he achieved a 30.47 single and 37.74 average in 3x3, finishing as 28th in the competition, therefore not going past the first round. He won his first event, 3x3, in Cebu Open 2017, with a 7.83 single and 9.47 average. His first NR was set with a 5.96 3x3 single at Visayas Championship 2017 in the first round, followed by a 3x3 NR average of 7.51 at the same competition in the final round. He then again broke the average NR in 3x3 of at the final round of Cebu Masters 2018 with 7.15 and then beat it again with 7.05 at the first round of the Philippine Championship 2018. In the same year, he set both the 5.12 NR single and 6.37 CR average at the Bonfacio Memorial 2018 competition first round. He then set the 4x4 NR single of 26.40 at the final round of City Of Love Open 2019. At Cebu Masters 2019, he set the 2x2 NR single with a time of 1.14. Later, he set his second 4x4 NR average of 28.81 seconds at the Negros Speedcubing Open 2019 in the final round and then beat the 4x4 NR single with 23.28 at the Cebu Speedcubing Year End 2019 competition in the final round. He got his first [[one-handed]] NR average of 11.01 at the first round of Cebu Open 2020 and in the same competition set the 4x4 NR single of 22.63 in the final round.
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In the [[Monkey League]] online competition, he finished as Monkey League runner-up in season 1 and as Monkey League Champion in season 2.

Latest revision as of 06:19, 20 December 2022

Leo Borromeo
Background Information
Alias(es):
Country: Philippines
Born: 31 August 2007 (age 16)
Occupation(s): Student
Years Active: 2015-present
WCA ID: 2015BORR01
Claim to Fame: Various NRs and AsRs, Monkey League winner


Leo Borromeo is a Filipino speedcuber who is regarded as one of the fastest cubers in Asia and the world. As of 2022, he has set 21 NRs and two CRs. Currently, he has strong global rankings especially in 3x3x3, 4x4x4, and OH and is sponsored by GAN.

History

Leo Borromeo first got into cubing when he met JB Cañares in a restaurant. JB was one of the leaders in the cubing community in Cebu, the city he lived in. He was the first person to introduce Leo to the cubing community.

The first competition that Leo Borromeo attended was Cebu Open 2015. There, he achieved a 30.47 single and 37.74 average in 3x3, finishing as 28th in the competition, therefore not going past the first round. He won his first event, 3x3, in Cebu Open 2017, with a 7.83 single and 9.47 average. His first NR was set with a 5.96 3x3 single at Visayas Championship 2017 in the first round, followed by a 3x3 NR average of 7.51 at the same competition in the final round. He then again broke the average NR in 3x3 of at the final round of Cebu Masters 2018 with 7.15 and then beat it again with 7.05 at the first round of the Philippine Championship 2018. In the same year, he set both the 5.12 NR single and 6.37 CR average at the Bonfacio Memorial 2018 competition first round. He then set the 4x4 NR single of 26.40 at the final round of City Of Love Open 2019. At Cebu Masters 2019, he set the 2x2 NR single with a time of 1.14. Later, he set his second 4x4 NR average of 28.81 seconds at the Negros Speedcubing Open 2019 in the final round and then beat the 4x4 NR single with 23.28 at the Cebu Speedcubing Year End 2019 competition in the final round. He got his first one-handed NR average of 11.01 at the first round of Cebu Open 2020 and in the same competition set the 4x4 NR single of 22.63 in the final round.

In the Monkey League online competition, he finished as Monkey League runner-up in season 1 and as Monkey League Champion in season 2.