People · Portugal
Afonso Carvalho
3×3 · top 3.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023VARA04
Afonso Carvalho has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.44, set at Arroios Winter 2026, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24th in Portugal. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since April 2023, he has put 791 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.01 in April 2023 to 8.44, a 35% improvement. Afonso has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.44 | 10.89 | top 3.6% | 24 / 565 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.35 | 5.17 | top 4.9% | 12 / 269 | |
| 2×2 | 2.08 | 3.90 | top 5.3% | 30 / 429 | |
| Clock | 8.15 | 8.98 | top 15.8% | 24 / 132 | |
| 4×4 | 46.86 | 54.73 | top 20.7% | 45 / 228 | |
| Square-1 | 18.54 | 24.99 | top 24.7% | 29 / 98 | |
| Megaminx | 1:24.78 | 1:40.36 | top 24.9% | 24 / 115 | |
| Skewb | 6.58 | 9.29 | top 30.4% | 72 / 183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.32 | 31.42 | top 32.5% | 47 / 162 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.95 | 1:51.57 | top 38.4% | 39 / 112 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:06.84 | 3:43.16 | top 54.4% | 23 / 40 | |
| 6×6 | 3:57.39 | 4:17.58 | top 64.7% | 32 / 43 | |
| 7×7 | 6:59.03 | — | early days — 3 solves | 29 / 42 |
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
- 7 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Arroios Winter 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Luso-Bussaco Open 2025.
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Venteira Mix-Up 2025.
- 5 Jul 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.59 at Arroios Summer 2025.
- 5 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Arroios Summer 2025.
Competitions
- Portugal Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
- Arroios Winter 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Boards & Cubes Venteira - Parity Madness 2025 · 18 Oct 2025
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Venteira Mix-Up 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Arroios Summer 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Damásio Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Seomara Side & Blind 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Lisboa Open 2023 · 22 Apr 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.
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 137 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes — met in 137 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Tiago Morais — met in 130 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.