People · Brazil
João Laurindo de Almeida Rocha
3×3 · top 9.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022ROCH02
João Laurindo de Almeida Rocha has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.70, set at Desafio Nipo-Brasileiro BH 2025, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 507th in Brazil. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2022, he has put 164 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.27 in June 2022 to 10.70, a 70% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.70 | 15.17 | top 9.6% | 507 / 9,942 | |
| 2×2 | 3.36 | 5.10 | top 18.6% | 649 / 5,285 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.17 | 12.01 | top 29.3% | 706 / 3,311 | |
| Skewb | 9.92 | 16.42 | top 54.5% | 701 / 1,493 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.87 | 50.11 | top 57.2% | 949 / 2,045 | |
| Clock | 27.46 | 34.32 | top 81.0% | 570 / 741 |
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
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Desafio Nipo-Brasileiro BH 2025.
- 18 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2025.
- 17 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.97 at Cubo Na Mochila João Monlevade Open 2025.
- 17 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubo Na Mochila João Monlevade Open 2025.
- 19 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.98 at Morro Reuter Cubing 2023.
- 17 Sep 2022First sub-30 3×3: 24.70 at Planeta.Rio Open 2022.
Competitions
- IFMG Betim Open 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Sudestão ABRACM 2025 · 21 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Desafio Nipo-Brasileiro BH 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2025 · 18 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubo Na Mochila João Monlevade Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Morro Reuter Cubing 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Planeta.Rio Open 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Colégio Asther Open 2022 · 25 Jun 2022
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.
- Gabriel Assis Rios — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Diego Eiji Akatsuka Mizuta — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Gabriel Pereira Felipe — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.