People · Portugal
André de Martins Santos
Pyraminx · top 36.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019SANT30
André de Martins Santos has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.03, set at Bergen Open 2022, puts him in the top 36.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 115th in Portugal. Across 4 competitions since June 2019, he has put 80 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 56.51 in June 2019 to 22.55, a 60% improvement. He has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.03 | 13.25 | top 36.4% | 115 / 262 | |
| 3×3 | 22.55 | 28.84 | top 46.8% | 274 / 547 | |
| 2×2 | 6.19 | 9.07 | top 52.8% | 230 / 417 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:00.65 | 1:10.93 | top 84.2% | 134 / 161 | |
| 4×4 | 2:11.71 | — | top 86.4% | 186 / 223 |
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 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bergen Open 2023.
- 13 Aug 2022First sub-30 3×3: 27.51 at Bergen Open 2022.
- 1 Jun 2019First competition: Vienna Cube Day 2019. A 56.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bergen Open 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Bergen Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bergen Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Vienna Cube Day 2019 · 1 Jun 2019
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.
- Vebjørn Søreide Øiestad — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Håvard Elias Helland — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lukas Evanger — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.