People · Portugal
João Ribeiro
3×3 · top 2.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023RIBE06
João Ribeiro has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.57, set at Luso-Bussaco Open 2025, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in Portugal. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since September 2023, he has put 546 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.65 in September 2023 to 7.57, a 22% improvement. He has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 7.57 | 10.34 | top 2.1% | 12 / 565 | |
| 2×2 | 1.96 | 3.74 | top 4.5% | 26 / 429 | |
| 4×4 | 37.46 | 45.98 | top 9.3% | 23 / 228 | |
| Skewb | 4.31 | 6.05 | top 13.1% | 30 / 183 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.33 | 1:15.07 | top 15.2% | 15 / 115 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.49 | 1:40.28 | top 26.9% | 26 / 112 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.48 | 9.63 | top 31.9% | 102 / 269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.28 | 31.15 | top 35.1% | 54 / 162 | |
| Square-1 | 26.18 | 39.88 | top 41.9% | 47 / 98 | |
| Clock | 14.04 | 15.31 | top 44.0% | 72 / 132 | |
| 7×7 | 7:29.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 35 / 42 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at AEO Moliceiro Open 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025Six personal bests in one day at Luso-Bussaco Open 2025.
- 12 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at CCM Baltar Open 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Luso-Bussaco Open 2024.
- 30 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Portugal Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Azeméis Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- AEO Moliceiro Open 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- CCM Baltar Open 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Alter do Chão Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023
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.
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 116 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tiago Morais — met in 101 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- António Gomes — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 59 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.