People · Portugal
André dos Santos Gomes
2×2 · top 3.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025GOME30
André dos Santos Gomes has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.68, set at Portugal Championship 2026, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20th in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2025, he has put 174 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Square-1 best has come down from 14.55 in August 2025 to 8.24, a 43% improvement. He has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.68 | 4.60 | top 3.0% | 20 / 429 | |
| Square-1 | 8.24 | 13.32 | top 3.4% | 2 / 98 | |
| 3×3 | 11.79 | 14.06 | top 13.2% | 78 / 565 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.48 | 9.58 | top 23.7% | 86 / 269 | |
| 4×4 | 49.71 | 58.29 | top 24.5% | 55 / 228 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.59 | 1:37.72 | top 26.2% | 24 / 112 | |
| Clock | 10.72 | 12.06 | top 28.6% | 45 / 132 | |
| Skewb | 6.68 | 8.54 | top 31.2% | 76 / 183 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.18 | 25.65 | top 32.1% | 45 / 162 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 42 / 115 | |
| 6×6 | 3:27.26 | — | early days — 1 solve | 23 / 43 | |
| 7×7 | 5:56.67 | — | early days — 1 solve | 23 / 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, Square-1. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Oct 2026Nine personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2026.
- 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
- Portugal Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026 — 9 personal bests set
- 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.
- Tiago Morais — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Eduardo Pires — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Rui Alexandre Reis Lopes — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 781 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.