People · Portugal
José Manuel Lucena
Pyraminx · top 6.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022LUCE01
José Manuel Lucena has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.72, set at Potablava Open 2022, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15th in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2022, he has put 112 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.61 in May 2022 to 12.59, a 29% improvement. He has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.72 | 5.43 | top 6.3% | 15 / 262 | |
| 3×3 | 12.59 | 15.06 | top 16.0% | 97 / 547 | |
| 2×2 | 3.64 | 4.86 | top 21.9% | 109 / 417 | |
| Clock | 11.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 46 / 122 | |
| 4×4 | 56.27 | 1:00.06 | top 32.2% | 71 / 223 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.90 | 32.61 | top 41.7% | 62 / 161 | |
| Skewb | 9.88 | 10.95 | top 54.2% | 106 / 175 | |
| 5×5 | 2:27.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 69 / 110 | |
| Megaminx | 2:43.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 78 / 111 |
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
- 12 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.59 at Potablava Open 2022.
- 12 Nov 2022Five personal bests in one day at Potablava Open 2022.
- 21 May 2022First competition: X-Madrid Open 2022. A 17.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lisboa Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Potablava Open 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- X-Madrid Open 2022 · 21 May 2022
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.
- Laura Tarrés Gimeno — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Manuel Prieto de Antón — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jesús Lindo García — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.