People · Portugal
Anselmo José Gonçalves Falorca
2×2 · top 8.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014FALO01
Anselmo José Gonçalves Falorca has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.45, set at Lisboa Open 2018, puts him in the top 8.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2014, he has put 314 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.49 in November 2014 to 11.67, a 63% improvement. Anselmo has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.45 | 3.75 | top 8.4% | 37 / 417 | |
| 3×3 | 11.67 | 14.07 | top 12.7% | 74 / 547 | |
| 4×4 | 41.55 | 53.53 | top 14.0% | 31 / 223 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.54 | 7.24 | top 16.7% | 59 / 262 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.44 | 2:00.56 | top 37.3% | 38 / 111 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.63 | 30.61 | top 38.4% | 59 / 161 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.34 | 2:23.87 | top 54.5% | 55 / 110 |
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
- 28 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Lisboa Open 2018.
- 10 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at CLIP Open 2018.
- 23 Jul 2016Four personal bests in one day at Lisboa Open 2016.
- 12 Mar 2016First sub-20 3×3: 14.07 at CLIP Open 2016.
- 12 Mar 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.07 at CLIP Open 2016.
- 12 Mar 2016Five personal bests in one day at CLIP Open 2016.
Competitions
- CLIP Open 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Lisboa Open 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- CLIP Open 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Explorarubik 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Lisboa Open 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- CLIP Open 2016 · 12 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Campeonato de Portugal 2015 · 11 Jul 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Coimbra Open 2014 · 22 Nov 2014
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.
- Afonso Carapeto — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Didier Batista Ferreira — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 14 times · head to head
- Vasco Vasconcelos — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.