People · Brazil
Gustavo Gonçalves Pereira
3×3 · top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022PERE49
Gustavo Gonçalves Pereira has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.61, set at CubUai UFMG Open 2024, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 296th in Brazil. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2022, he has put 126 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.05 in October 2022 to 9.61, a 26% improvement. Gustavo 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 | 9.61 | 12.09 | top 6.4% | 296 / 9,644 | |
| 2×2 | 2.66 | 5.30 | top 10.5% | 345 / 5,137 | |
| 4×4 | 44.21 | 52.75 | top 17.3% | 210 / 1,855 | |
| Skewb | 5.59 | 6.58 | top 22.6% | 282 / 1,463 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.80 | 25.21 | top 25.5% | 375 / 1,992 | |
| Clock | 12.53 | 15.23 | top 37.5% | 238 / 723 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.65 | 14.20 | top 50.2% | 1,252 / 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
- 30 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at CubUai UFMG Open 2024.
- 30 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubUai UFMG Open 2024.
- 15 Oct 2022First competition: Pão de Queijo Open 2022. A 13.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Campeonato Beneficente Na Esquina BH 2025 · 14 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Pampulha Open 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubUai UFMG Open 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Pão de Queijo Open 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 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.
- Diego Eiji Akatsuka Mizuta — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Bruno Damacena — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Gabriel Assis Rios — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.