People · Portugal
Francisco Manuel Magalhães Portela da Silva
2×2 · top 1.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024SILV53
Francisco Manuel Magalhães Portela da Silva has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.39, set at Portugal Championship 2026, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in Portugal. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2024, he has put 157 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.91 in May 2024 to 1.39, an 82% improvement. Francisco has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 1.39 | 3.27 | top 1.7% | 12 / 429 | |
| 3×3 | 12.15 | 13.92 | top 14.5% | 89 / 565 | |
| Skewb | 6.66 | 11.73 | top 31.0% | 75 / 183 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.97 | 12.57 | top 44.6% | 142 / 269 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.34 | 1:27.82 | top 54.6% | 125 / 228 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.68 | 54.19 | top 73.5% | 117 / 162 |
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
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.80 at CCM Winter Open 2025.
- 3 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.53 at CNSE ao Cubo 2025.
- 3 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at CNSE ao Cubo 2025.
- 30 Aug 2024First sub-30 3×3: 29.78 at Portugal Championship 2024.
- 18 May 2024First competition: Alter do Chão Open 2024. A 32.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Portugal Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Felgueiras ao Cubo 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CCM Winter Open 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CNSE ao Cubo 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Alter do Chão Open 2024 · 18 May 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.
- Luís Pedro Gomes Costa — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carolina Pereira Dias — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.