People · Brazil
Davi de Souza Novais
3×3 · top 4.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024NOVA03
Davi de Souza Novais has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.94, set at HUNbelievable Challenge in Brasília 2026, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 221st in Brazil. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2024, he has put 113 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.07 in March 2024 to 8.94, a 64% improvement. Davi 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.94 | 10.64 | top 4.8% | 221 / 9,942 | |
| 2×2 | 3.82 | 4.89 | top 24.3% | 896 / 5,285 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.90 | 9.27 | top 27.1% | 651 / 3,311 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.89 | 45.55 | top 59.0% | 1,000 / 2,045 | |
| Skewb | 15.72 | 21.75 | top 80.5% | 1,101 / 1,493 |
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
- 13 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.94 at HUNbelievable Challenge in Brasília 2026.
- 2 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.83 at Back to the Cube Ceilândia 2025.
- 2 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Back to the Cube Ceilândia 2025.
- 23 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.38 at Escola Canadense de Brasília Open Cube 2024.
- 23 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Escola Canadense de Brasília Open Cube 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024First competition: II Candanguim 2024. A 25.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- HUNbelievable Challenge in Brasília 2026 · 13 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Back to the Cube Ceilândia 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Escola Canadense de Brasília Open Cube 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- II Candanguim 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 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.
- Lucas Ferreira Bezerra da Silva — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lucas Barbosa Marinho — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Gabriel Dias Souza dos Santos — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.