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João Larouca

2×2 · top 6.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023LARO04

João Larouca has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.26, set at Lugo Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29th in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since September 2023, he has put 889 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.28 in September 2023 to 10.94, a 57% improvement. He has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 6.7% of 186,767 all-time
2.26
signature single · Lugo Open 2026
889
official solves on the record
14%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 62% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingPortugal
2×22.263.06
top 6.7%29 / 417
Skewb3.516.73
top 7.8%14 / 175
Clock6.738.72
top 10.0%11 / 122
Pyraminx4.516.49
top 10.3%31 / 262
3×310.9412.74
top 10.3%61 / 547
Square-115.2621.17
top 17.0%18 / 96
4×449.1953.73
top 23.7%49 / 223
3×3 one-handed22.5925.90
top 27.6%36 / 161
Megaminx1:34.321:42.65
top 30.9%31 / 111
5×51:35.141:44.58
top 31.6%30 / 110
3×3 blindfolded3:09.49—
top 55.1%23 / 40
6×63:41.414:13.45
top 59.1%26 / 40
3×3 Fewest Moves46 moves51.67
early days — 3 solves27 / 35
7×76:28.85—
early days — 1 solve25 / 38

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

Azeméis Open 2023: 25.28Seomara Cube Fest 2024: 20.92Portugal Championship 2024: 15.86Luso-Bussaco Open 2024: 16.16Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024: 14.12Seomara Cube Fest 2025: 13.32CNSE ao Cubo 2025: 12.64CCM Baltar Open 2025: 15.44Azeméis Open 2025: 13.66Luso-Bussaco Open 2025: 13.26Portugal Championship 2025: 12.49Lugo Open 2026: 11.64AEO Moliceiro Open 2026: 10.94Ruta Cubera: Lalín Open 2026: 11.75Felgueiras ao Cubo 2026: 10.98Azeméis Open 2026: 11.1410.9425.282 Sep 202329 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
  • A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.51 away.

Targets move as he improves.