People · Portugal
João Filipe dos Santos Pinheiro
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2017 · 2017PINH01
João Filipe dos Santos Pinheiro has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.33, set at Bellinzona Open 2024, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34th in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since February 2017, he has put 596 official solves on the record across nine 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 16.87 in February 2017 to 9.33, a 45% improvement. He has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 9.33 | 11.73 | top 5.7% | 34 / 547 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.63 | 4.78 | top 6.0% | 14 / 262 | |
| Skewb | 3.21 | 6.58 | top 6.1% | 10 / 175 | |
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 4.03 | top 9.0% | 41 / 417 | |
| 4×4 | 48.92 | 56.75 | top 23.3% | 46 / 223 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.10 | 29.51 | top 37.1% | 56 / 161 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.47 | 1:51.71 | top 39.5% | 42 / 110 | |
| Clock | 14.68 | 17.34 | top 46.7% | 71 / 122 | |
| Megaminx | 2:18.57 | 2:32.24 | top 55.6% | 57 / 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
- 21 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at LaFilanda Speedcubing 2024.
- 1 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.33 at Bellinzona Open 2024.
- 1 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bellinzona Open 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Ticino Open 2023.
- 1 Apr 2023Six personal bests in one day at Cubing Italy for Charity 2023.
- 4 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Swisscubing Cup I 2023.
Competitions
- LaFilanda Speedcubing 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024
- Bellinzona Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Ticino Winter Open 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ticino Open 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Italy for Charity 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup I 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup IV 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup III 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Ticino Open Saturday 2021 · 6 Nov 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Swisscubing Cup I 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Ticino Open 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Ticino Open 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup I 2017 · 4 Feb 2017
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.
- Matteo Provasi — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Tobias Peter — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Levin Houghton — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.