People · Portugal
Francisco Madeira Sousa
3×3 · top 32.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024SOUS13
Francisco Madeira Sousa has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.36, set at Ruta Cubera: Camino de Santiago Open 2025, puts him in the top 32.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 199th in Portugal. Across 3 competitions since June 2024, he has put 69 official solves on the record across eight events. Francisco 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.36 | 21.67 | top 32.3% | 199 / 565 | |
| 2×2 | 4.69 | 7.72 | top 35.4% | 169 / 429 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.01 | 15.67 | top 45.0% | 146 / 269 | |
| Clock | 20.32 | 26.08 | top 65.6% | 95 / 132 | |
| Megaminx | 2:39.97 | 2:58.00 | top 66.1% | 79 / 115 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.07 | 1:55.36 | top 74.5% | 169 / 228 | |
| Skewb | 18.39 | 24.25 | top 86.9% | 171 / 183 | |
| 5×5 | 4:03.47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 99 / 112 |
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
- 5 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Ruta Cubera: Camino de Santiago Open 2025.
- 30 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024First competition: Vigo Open 2024. A 19.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ruta Cubera: Camino de Santiago Open 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Vigo Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024
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.
- Rui Alexandre Reis Lopes — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Cabezudo Fernández — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brais Suárez — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.36 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.