People · Brazil
José Mecenas Figueira Neto
2×2 · top 2.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2014 · 2014NETO01
José Mecenas Figueira Neto has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.45, set at SESC Santo Amaro 2015, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 58th in Brazil. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2014, he has put 297 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.45 | 3.33 | top 2.0% | 58 / 5,285 | |
| 4×4 | 32.82 | 42.50 | top 4.9% | 57 / 1,884 | |
| 3×3 | 9.57 | 11.33 | top 6.3% | 307 / 9,942 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.63 | 7.81 | top 11.0% | 264 / 3,311 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.19 | 1:32.97 | top 25.8% | 202 / 1,082 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.47 | 28.75 | top 30.1% | 463 / 2,045 | |
| Skewb | 7.63 | 9.97 | top 38.6% | 499 / 1,493 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.29 | 2:03.32 | top 42.9% | 262 / 855 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 238 / 364 | |
| Clock | 26.22 | 39.22 | top 78.8% | 540 / 741 |
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
- 17 Jan 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.57 at SESC Santo Amaro 2015.
- 17 Jan 2015Five personal bests in one day at SESC Santo Amaro 2015.
- 6 Dec 2014Five personal bests in one day at Maranhão Open 2014.
- 25 Jan 2014First competition: São Luís Open 2014. A 10.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2015 · 17 Jul 2015
- Pré-Mundial 2015 · 23 Jan 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- SESC Santo Amaro 2015 · 17 Jan 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Maranhão Open 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- São Luís Open 2014 · 25 Jan 2014 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Fabio Bini Graciose — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Gustavo Penaforte Brito — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Rafael Werneck Cinoto — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 2.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.