People · Brazil
Arthur de Azevedo Nogueira
2×2 · top 9.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022NOGU04
Arthur de Azevedo Nogueira has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.59, set at Planetário Open 2023, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 339th in Brazil. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2022, he has put 100 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.26 in September 2022 to 2.59, a 69% improvement. Arthur 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 | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 6.05 | top 9.9% | 339 / 5,285 | |
| 3×3 | 15.87 | 21.86 | top 27.5% | 1,701 / 9,942 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.49 | 15.98 | top 49.0% | 1,247 / 3,311 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.70 | 1:34.60 | top 56.6% | 880 / 1,884 | |
| Skewb | 10.60 | 15.72 | top 58.6% | 762 / 1,493 | |
| 5×5 | 2:58.54 | 3:13.02 | top 77.7% | 582 / 855 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.91 | 1:08.78 | top 81.4% | 1,537 / 2,045 | |
| Megaminx | 3:42.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 878 / 1,082 |
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
- 6 Dec 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.87 at Center Shopping Jacarepaguá Open 2025.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Center Shopping Jacarepaguá Open 2025.
- 22 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at Partage Open II 2023.
- 17 Sep 2022First competition: Planeta.Rio Open 2022. A 24.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Center Shopping Jacarepaguá Open 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Planetário Open 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Partage Open II 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Planeta.Rio Open 2022 · 17 Sep 2022
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.
- Kaique de Oliveira Neves — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然) — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.