People · Brazil
Luan Gomes de Almeida Araújo
3×3 · top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2019 · 2019ARAU07
Luan Gomes de Almeida Araújo has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.46, set at I Candanguim 2023, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 160th in Brazil. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since May 2019, he has put 1,185 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.90 in May 2019 to 8.46, a 39% improvement. Luan has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 8.46 | 11.11 | top 3.7% | 160 / 9,644 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.74 | 5.70 | top 6.4% | 141 / 3,208 | |
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 3.65 | top 7.5% | 244 / 5,137 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 27 moves | 36.00 | top 8.0% | 28 / 360 | |
| Skewb | 3.58 | 5.02 | top 8.2% | 87 / 1,463 | |
| Clock | 6.93 | 8.18 | top 10.7% | 67 / 723 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.37 | 20.79 | top 13.5% | 187 / 1,992 | |
| 4×4 | 42.16 | 45.52 | top 14.7% | 174 / 1,855 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 12 of 13 cubes · 57:15 | — | top 15.1% | 15 / 117 | |
| Square-1 | 16.26 | 22.12 | top 19.3% | 105 / 647 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.20 | 1:39.40 | top 23.4% | 121 / 845 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.76 | 1:31.59 | top 24.2% | 175 / 1,062 | |
| 6×6 | 3:03.46 | 3:19.12 | top 42.7% | 103 / 307 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:30.59 | 3:21.00 | top 43.4% | 114 / 333 | |
| 7×7 | 4:44.49 | 5:01.27 | top 46.0% | 86 / 269 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 15:28.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 35 / 49 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 29:47.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 15 / 21 |
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
- 8 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cerrado Open 2023.
- 7 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at I Candanguim 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023Five personal bests in one day at Brasília Bigs & Blind 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Four personal bests in one day at Partage Open 2023.
- 18 Nov 2022Six personal bests in one day at Cerrado Open 2022.
- 15 Oct 2022Eight personal bests in one day at Pão de Queijo Open 2022.
Competitions
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2025 · 18 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Saideira Brasília 2023 · 29 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cerrado Open 2023 · 8 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Silent Brasília 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Flor de Lis Goiás 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- I Candanguim 2023 · 7 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC Latin America 2023 · 25 Mar 2023
- Brasília Bigs & Blind 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Partage Open 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cerrado Open 2022 · 18 Nov 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Pão de Queijo Open 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA South American Championship 2022 · 22 Jul 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Brasília Autumn 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 9 personal bests set
- Faria Brito Open 2022 · 26 Mar 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Desafio Brasileiro de Verão 2020 · 29 Feb 2020
- Pequi Open 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Brasília Closing 2019 · 28 Dec 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Brasília Winter 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Arena BSB de Cubo Mágico 2019 · 18 May 2019
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 Miranda Moreira — met in 150 rounds, finished ahead 80 times
- Bárbara Guerra — met in 135 rounds, finished ahead 87 times
- Gabriel Dias Souza dos Santos — met in 125 rounds, finished ahead 81 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.