People · Brazil
José Luiz Martins de Almeida e Souza
3×3 · top 47.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2014 · 2014SOUZ05
José Luiz Martins de Almeida e Souza has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.86, set at Arena BSB de Cubo Mágico 2019, puts him in the top 47.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,147th in Brazil. Across 10 competitions since May 2014, he has put 113 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.13 in May 2014 to 22.86, a 40% 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 | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 22.86 | 27.52 | top 47.6% | 3,147 / 9,644 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.56 | 2:14.61 | top 69.0% | 1,093 / 1,855 | |
| 5×5 | 3:08.20 | 3:37.60 | top 80.6% | 602 / 845 | |
| 6×6 | 5:16.98 | — | early days — 2 solves | 224 / 307 | |
| Megaminx | 6:03.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,031 / 1,062 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:27.68 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,960 / 1,992 |
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
- 18 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Arena BSB de Cubo Mágico 2019.
- 16 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at Brasileiro 2017.
- 24 Oct 2015First sub-30 3×3: 29.40 at Brasilia Spring 2015.
- 24 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Brasilia Spring 2015.
- 17 May 2014First competition: Brasilia Open 2014. A 38.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2022 · 22 Jul 2022
- Brasília Winter 2019 · 17 Aug 2019
- Arena BSB de Cubo Mágico 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Brasília Spring 2017 · 2 Dec 2017
- Brasileiro 2017 · 16 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Brasília Spring 2016 · 26 Nov 2016
- Brasília Open 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Brasilia Spring 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Brasilia Open 2015 · 22 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Brasilia Open 2014 · 17 May 2014
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.
- Fabio Bini Graciose — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Matheus Barbosa de Miranda — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Pedro Miranda Moreira — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.86 away.
- A sub-1:30 4×4 single — 53,325 people have one; it is 7.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.