People · Portugal
André dos Santos Gomes
Square-1 · top 9.1% of 25,272 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025GOME30
André dos Santos Gomes has been competing for a year. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 11.62, set at AEO Moliceiro Open 2026, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Portugal. Until October 2009, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since August 2025, he has put 86 official solves on the record across seven events. His Square-1 best has come down from 14.55 in August 2025 to 11.62, a 20% improvement. He has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 11.62 | 14.03 | top 9.1% | 8 / 96 | |
| 3×3 | 14.01 | 14.96 | top 21.0% | 130 / 547 | |
| 4×4 | 51.04 | 1:04.17 | top 26.0% | 54 / 223 | |
| 2×2 | 4.14 | 5.73 | top 28.3% | 141 / 417 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.33 | 10.01 | top 30.6% | 94 / 262 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.29 | 37.05 | top 56.0% | 92 / 161 | |
| Skewb | 12.91 | 14.87 | top 70.3% | 139 / 175 |
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, Square-1. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.04 at AEO Moliceiro Open 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Seven personal bests in one day at AEO Moliceiro Open 2026.
- 23 Aug 2025First competition: Azeméis Open 2025. A 16.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- AEO Moliceiro Open 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 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.
- Carolina Pereira Dias — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tiago Morais — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.