People · Brazil
Gabriel Nascimento Sousa
2×2 · top 8.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024SOUS07
Gabriel Nascimento Sousa has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.48, set at Skewbeleza Fortaleza 2024, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 284th in Brazil. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since March 2024, he has put 379 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.44 in March 2024 to 10.61, a 27% improvement. Gabriel has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.48 | 3.47 | top 8.7% | 284 / 5,137 | |
| 3×3 | 10.61 | 12.86 | top 9.3% | 469 / 9,644 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.87 | 21.82 | top 14.7% | 204 / 1,992 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:27.91 | — | top 22.3% | 56 / 333 | |
| Skewb | 6.34 | 11.57 | top 28.5% | 356 / 1,463 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 37.67 | top 33.6% | 103 / 360 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.11 | 1:15.59 | top 39.7% | 557 / 1,855 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.97 | 14.21 | top 52.8% | 1,320 / 3,208 |
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
- 14 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cearense 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024Six personal bests in one day at Natal Mágico RioMar Kennedy Fortaleza 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Iguatemi Fortaleza V 2024.
- 25 May 2024Five personal bests in one day at Iguatemi Fortaleza III 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at RioMar Kennedy Fortaleza 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024First competition: Iguatemi Fortaleza II 2024. A 17.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Campeonato Nordestino ABRACM 2025 · 19 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Campeonato Brasileiro FMC 2025 · 13 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cearense 2025 · 14 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Natal Mágico RioMar Kennedy Fortaleza 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Iguatemi Fortaleza V 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Skewbeleza Fortaleza 2024 · 28 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Iguatemi Fortaleza IV 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Iguatemi Fortaleza III 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- RioMar Kennedy Fortaleza 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Iguatemi Fortaleza II 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 Cordeiro do Vale Menezes — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Ricardo Gomes Castro — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Thiago de Oliveira Rodrigues — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.