People · Portugal
Carlos Pires
2×2 · top 23.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026PIRE02
Carlos Pires has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.78, set at Portugal Championship 2026, puts him in the top 23.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 127th in Portugal. Across 3 competitions since May 2026, he has put 39 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 24% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.64 in May 2026 to 23.01, a 20% improvement. Carlos 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 | 3.78 | 7.30 | top 23.8% | 127 / 429 | |
| 3×3 | 23.01 | 32.24 | top 48.1% | 292 / 565 |
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
- 9 May 2026First competition: CNSE ao Cubo 2026. A 31.90 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 May 2026First sub-30 3×3: 28.64 at CNSE ao Cubo 2026.
Competitions
- Portugal Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Almourol Riverside 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CNSE ao Cubo 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 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.
- Fernando Martins — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Rui Alexandre Reis Lopes — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- David Martins — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 3.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.