People · Portugal
André Coelho do Vale
3×3 · top 5.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024VALE21
André Coelho do Vale has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.30, set at Azeméis Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 35th in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since August 2024, he has put 524 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.88 in August 2024 to 9.30, a 22% improvement. He has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 9.30 | 11.58 | top 5.6% | 35 / 565 | |
| 4×4 | 34.69 | 42.02 | top 6.5% | 18 / 228 | |
| 2×2 | 2.48 | 4.17 | top 8.8% | 52 / 429 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.01 | 8.45 | top 13.2% | 46 / 269 | |
| Skewb | 4.50 | 8.11 | top 14.5% | 32 / 183 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.15 | 1:37.03 | top 23.6% | 22 / 112 | |
| Megaminx | 1:27.99 | 1:33.04 | top 27.0% | 30 / 115 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.44 | 29.50 | top 32.8% | 48 / 162 | |
| 6×6 | 3:39.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 27 / 43 | |
| 7×7 | 6:05.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 25 / 42 | |
| Clock | 34.21 | 40.95 | top 89.1% | 117 / 132 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:26.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 36 / 40 |
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
- 29 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at Azeméis Open 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Azeméis Open 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Felgueiras ao Cubo 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Azeméis Open 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024Five personal bests in one day at Luso-Bussaco Open 2024.
Competitions
- Portugal Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Azeméis Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- CNSE ao Cubo 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Felgueiras ao Cubo 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- AEO Moliceiro Open 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Portugal Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CCM Baltar Open 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CNSE ao Cubo 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 112 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eduardo Pires — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Rui Alexandre Reis Lopes — met in 101 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 4.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.