People · Portugal
Fernando Martins
2×2 · top 21.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018MART35
Fernando Martins has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.61, set at Luso-Bussaco Open 2024, puts him in the top 21.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 106th in Portugal. Across 25 competitions since April 2018, he has put 525 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.50 in April 2018 to 3.61, a 52% improvement. Fernando has entered 25 competitions, more competitions than 98% 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 | 3.61 | 7.38 | top 21.6% | 106 / 417 | |
| Clock | 11.82 | 13.57 | top 34.1% | 54 / 122 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.34 | 16.72 | top 39.2% | 122 / 262 | |
| 3×3 | 20.04 | 28.22 | top 40.0% | 243 / 547 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.45 | 1:25.59 | top 51.1% | 115 / 223 | |
| Skewb | 9.91 | 20.51 | top 54.4% | 107 / 175 | |
| 5×5 | 2:43.70 | 2:57.12 | top 72.1% | 75 / 110 | |
| Megaminx | 2:57.02 | — | top 73.1% | 86 / 111 | |
| Square-1 | 51.61 | 1:20.79 | top 77.6% | 73 / 96 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 59 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 33 / 35 | |
| 6×6 | 7:35.43 | — | early days — 1 solve | 40 / 40 | |
| 7×7 | 11:33.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 38 / 38 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at AEO Moliceiro Open 2026.
- 12 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Luso-Bussaco Open 2024.
- 30 Aug 2024First sub-30 3×3: 29.23 at Portugal Championship 2024.
- 28 Apr 2018First competition: Lisboa Open 2018. A 41.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Azeméis Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Almourol Riverside 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Aveiro Big Cube Day 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- CNSE ao Cubo 2026 · 9 May 2026
- Felgueiras ao Cubo 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Arroios Winter 2026 · 7 Feb 2026
- AEO Moliceiro Open 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC Lusófono 2025 · 14 Dec 2025
- CCM Winter Open 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Portugal Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Afonso de Paiva Cube Day 2025 · 8 Nov 2025
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- Azeméis Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CCM Baltar Open 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Damásio Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CNSE ao Cubo 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023
- Lisboa Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Fão Cube Open 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Rodo Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CLIP Open 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Lisboa Open 2018 · 28 Apr 2018
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 132 rounds, never finished ahead
- David Martins — met in 127 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- António Gomes — met in 111 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
- A sub-10 Clock single — 8,040 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.