People · Portugal
João Ribeiro
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 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 284,439 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 9 competitions since September 2023, he has put 461 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 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 nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 / 547 | |
| 2×2 | 1.96 | 3.74 | top 4.5% | 20 / 417 | |
| 4×4 | 37.46 | 45.98 | top 9.2% | 21 / 223 | |
| Skewb | 4.31 | 6.05 | top 13.1% | 29 / 175 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.14 | 1:15.07 | top 16.3% | 14 / 111 | |
| 5×5 | 1:29.49 | 1:40.28 | top 26.8% | 25 / 110 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.48 | 9.63 | top 31.8% | 98 / 262 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.28 | 31.15 | top 34.9% | 52 / 161 | |
| Square-1 | 26.18 | 39.88 | top 41.8% | 45 / 96 | |
| Clock | 14.04 | 15.31 | top 44.0% | 68 / 122 | |
| 7×7 | 7:29.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 31 / 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
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
- 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 99 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carolina Pereira Dias — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Tiago Morais — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.