People · Brazil
João Miguel Vasconcelos Chaves
3×3 · top 4.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022CHAV06
João Miguel Vasconcelos Chaves has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.87, set at Esquenta Fortaleza 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 211th in Brazil. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2022, he has put 278 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.11 in July 2022 to 8.87, a 56% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.87 | 10.13 | top 4.6% | 211 / 9,942 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 4.88 | top 14.9% | 528 / 5,285 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.76 | 21.66 | top 17.2% | 254 / 2,045 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.93 | 6.65 | top 19.5% | 470 / 3,311 | |
| Megaminx | 1:17.24 | 1:36.06 | top 20.1% | 155 / 1,082 | |
| Skewb | 5.99 | 12.20 | top 25.7% | 331 / 1,493 | |
| 4×4 | 52.71 | 1:03.24 | top 28.1% | 383 / 1,884 | |
| Clock | 19.12 | 22.85 | top 62.1% | 408 / 741 | |
| Square-1 | 1:02.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 539 / 656 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.87 at Esquenta Fortaleza 2026.
- 26 Sep 2026Six personal bests in one day at Esquenta Fortaleza 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Ten personal bests in one day at RioMar Kennedy Fortaleza 2026.
- 19 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.37 at Campeonato Nordestino ABRACM 2025.
- 19 Sep 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Campeonato Nordestino ABRACM 2025.
- 16 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.82 at RioMar Fortaleza Open 2023.
Competitions
- Esquenta Fortaleza 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- RioMar Kennedy Fortaleza 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 10 personal bests set
- Campeonato Nordestino ABRACM 2025 · 19 Sep 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Sides Fortaleza 2025 · 22 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cearense 2025 · 14 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- RioMar Fortaleza Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Fortaleza Open 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 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.
- Lucas Cordeiro do Vale Menezes — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lucas Teixeira Holanda — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Francisco Thales Rocha Sousa — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.