People · Portugal
António Power
3×3 · top 8.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023POWE04
António Power has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.18, set at Luso-Bussaco Open 2024, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 47th in Portugal. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2023, he has put 125 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.80 in April 2023 to 2.73, a 43% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 10.18 | 14.82 | top 8.0% | 47 / 547 | |
| 2×2 | 2.73 | 4.56 | top 11.3% | 52 / 417 | |
| Skewb | 8.01 | 11.02 | top 41.3% | 89 / 175 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.95 | 11.77 | top 44.4% | 133 / 262 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.07 | 35.61 | top 44.5% | 66 / 161 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.74 | 1:27.97 | top 50.5% | 112 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.76 at Alter do Chão Open 2024.
- 18 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Alter do Chão Open 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Lisboa Open 2023. A 20.90 3×3 single to start from.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.78 at Lisboa Open 2023.
Competitions
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Alter do Chão Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Lisboa Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests 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 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rodrigo Xavier de Aquino Tavares — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Kiary Roque Russo — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.