People · Portugal
Ivo de Carvalho Nogueira
2×2 · top 7.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023NOGU02
Ivo de Carvalho Nogueira has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at CNSE ao Cubo 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 41st in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since September 2023, he has put 644 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Ivo has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 2.31 | 4.25 | top 7.2% | 41 / 429 | |
| 3×3 | 10.33 | 12.12 | top 8.5% | 51 / 565 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.60 | 23.41 | top 9.4% | 11 / 162 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.41 | 8.19 | top 15.9% | 59 / 269 | |
| 4×4 | 49.78 | 55.91 | top 24.5% | 56 / 228 | |
| Clock | 10.36 | 11.93 | top 26.7% | 38 / 132 | |
| Skewb | 6.55 | 12.22 | top 30.2% | 71 / 183 | |
| Square-1 | 25.78 | 33.06 | top 41.0% | 46 / 98 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.25 | 2:14.26 | top 50.8% | 54 / 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
- 13 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at CCM Winter Open 2025.
- 21 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024.
- 30 Aug 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023First competition: Azeméis Open 2023. A 10.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Portugal Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026
- CNSE ao Cubo 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- CCM Winter Open 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best 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
- Seomara Cube Fest 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Azeméis Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023
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 121 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fausto Claro da Fonte — met in 113 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Tiago Morais — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.