People · Angola
José Francisco Manuel
3×3 · top 3.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023MANU05
José Francisco Manuel has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.51, set at Cube in Luanda 2025, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Angola. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2023, he has put 95 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.04 in May 2023 to 8.51, a 15% improvement. He has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Angola | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.51 | 9.87 | top 3.8% | 2 / 94 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.16 | 19.42 | top 13.0% | 2 / 30 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.12 | 1:26.68 | top 51.7% | 13 / 23 | |
| 2×2 | 6.25 | 6.49 | top 53.4% | 28 / 58 |
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
- 13 Apr 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.17 at Luanda Open 2024.
- 7 May 2023First competition: Luanda Open 2023. A 12.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube in Luanda 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- Hotel Forum Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025
- Talatona Speedcubing Open 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube in Luanda 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Luanda Open 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Luanda Open 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 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.
- Vivaldo Cristóvão Roque — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Roger Nataniel Issassa dos Santos — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Belarmino Eusébio Chalale — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.