People · Brazil
Arthur Santos de Araújo Mota
3×3 · top 6.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023MOTA04
Arthur Santos de Araújo Mota has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.52, set at RioMar Kennedy Fortaleza 2026, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 284th in Brazil. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2023, he has put 289 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.81 in December 2023 to 9.52, a 49% improvement. Arthur has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.52 | 11.90 | top 6.2% | 284 / 9,644 | |
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 4.02 | top 8.3% | 273 / 5,137 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.31 | 26.03 | top 21.3% | 303 / 1,992 | |
| Square-1 | 19.49 | 25.80 | top 26.8% | 142 / 647 | |
| Skewb | 7.18 | 10.84 | top 35.0% | 442 / 1,463 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.04 | 15.62 | top 45.2% | 1,121 / 3,208 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.05 | 2:24.52 | top 45.7% | 385 / 1,062 |
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
- 14 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.52 at RioMar Kennedy Fortaleza 2026.
- 19 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Campeonato Nordestino ABRACM 2025.
- 23 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.12 at Iguatemi Fortaleza II 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Iguatemi Fortaleza 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023First competition: RioMar Fortaleza II 2023. A 20.17 3×3 single to start from.
- 2 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.81 at RioMar Fortaleza II 2023.
Competitions
- RioMar Kennedy Fortaleza 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Campeonato Nordestino ABRACM 2025 · 19 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Sides Fortaleza 2025 · 22 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Skewbeleza Fortaleza 2024 · 28 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Iguatemi Fortaleza IV 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- RioMar Kennedy Fortaleza 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Iguatemi Fortaleza II 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Nas Garras do DNFortaleza 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Iguatemi Fortaleza 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- RioMar Fortaleza II 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 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.
- Francisco Thales Rocha Sousa — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Lucas Cordeiro do Vale Menezes — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Lucas Teixeira Holanda — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.