People · Ecuador
Joao Crofford
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2019 · 2019CROF01
Joao Crofford has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.86, set at Apol Open Guayaquil 2024, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in Ecuador. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2019, he has put 213 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.03 in July 2019 to 8.86, a 32% improvement. Joao 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 | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.86 | 10.87 | top 4.5% | 33 / 1,104 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.30 | top 11.6% | 77 / 686 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.87 | 1:21.19 | top 18.0% | 26 / 115 | |
| 4×4 | 45.77 | 53.20 | top 19.3% | 53 / 272 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.96 | 9.18 | top 27.5% | 122 / 394 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.03 | 29.12 | top 31.6% | 99 / 243 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.27 | 1:58.42 | top 40.7% | 48 / 108 | |
| Skewb | 15.01 | 20.13 | top 78.3% | 126 / 165 |
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
- 7 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Apol Open Guayaquil 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Guayaco Open 2023.
- 25 Jun 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at APOL Open 2022.
- 25 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at APOL Open 2022.
- 27 Nov 2021Five personal bests in one day at Guayaquil Resist 2021.
- 27 Jul 2019First competition: Ecuador Nationals 2019. A 14.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Welcome Guayaquil Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Apol Open Guayaquil 2024 · 7 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Guayaco Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- APOL Open 2022 · 25 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Guayaquil Resist 2021 · 27 Nov 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Ecuador Nationals 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 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.
- Caleb Salcedo Rivera — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dereck Estrada — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead once
- Geovanny Arias — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.