People · Portugal
João Carlos Lemos Santos
3×3 · top 20.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023SANT83
João Carlos Lemos Santos has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.92, set at Alter do Chão Open 2024, puts him in the top 20.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 129th in Portugal. Across 5 competitions since September 2023, he has put 102 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 13.92 | 16.62 | top 20.7% | 129 / 547 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.43 | 9.96 | top 23.3% | 80 / 262 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 6.01 | top 31.1% | 152 / 417 | |
| Skewb | 7.59 | 12.23 | top 38.2% | 82 / 175 | |
| Megaminx | 2:36.95 | 2:48.07 | top 64.6% | 71 / 111 |
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
- 18 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.27 at Alter do Chão Open 2024.
- 18 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Alter do Chão Open 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023First competition: Azeméis Open 2023. A 20.81 3×3 single to start from.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.03 at Azeméis Open 2023.
Competitions
- Seomara Cube Fest 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Alter do Chão Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2024 · 24 Feb 2024
- Azeméis Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Beatriz Seabra Pinho — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kiary Roque Russo — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Rodrigo Queiroz Teixeira — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.