People · Portugal
João Pedro Paias Pardal
Pyraminx · top 25.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024PARD02
João Pedro Paias Pardal has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.72, set at Seomara Cube Fest 2026, puts him in the top 25.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 86th in Portugal. Across 7 competitions since February 2024, he has put 115 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.43 in February 2024 to 17.64, a 49% 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 | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.72 | 12.15 | top 25.6% | 86 / 262 | |
| 3×3 | 17.64 | 24.88 | top 33.0% | 198 / 547 | |
| 2×2 | 5.38 | 8.27 | top 44.0% | 198 / 417 | |
| Skewb | 13.37 | 22.12 | top 72.3% | 148 / 175 |
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
- 30 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.64 at Mina de Água NxN 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Seomara Cube Fest 2026.
- 29 Mar 2025First sub-30 3×3: 25.21 at Arraiolos Open 2025.
- 24 Feb 2024First competition: Seomara Cube Fest 2024. A 34.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mina de Água NxN 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Afonso de Paiva Cube Day 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Arraiolos Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2024 · 24 Feb 2024
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.
- Kiary Roque Russo — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fausto Claro da Fonte — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.