People · Portugal
Luís Francisco Gonçalves Martins
Pyraminx · top 23.5% of 130,891 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023MARL03
Luís Francisco Gonçalves Martins has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.46, set at Seomara Cube Fest 2026, puts him in the top 23.5% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 85th in Portugal. Across 7 competitions since September 2023, he has put 150 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.69 in September 2023 to 17.18, a 53% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.46 | 14.84 | top 23.5% | 85 / 269 | |
| 3×3 | 17.18 | 24.96 | top 31.7% | 198 / 565 | |
| 2×2 | 5.78 | 7.56 | top 48.6% | 225 / 429 | |
| 4×4 | 1:51.37 | — | top 77.5% | 172 / 228 | |
| Skewb | 15.96 | 23.31 | top 81.2% | 162 / 183 | |
| Clock | 35.66 | — | early days — 3 solves | 119 / 132 |
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 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Seomara Cube Fest 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.18 at Portugal Championship 2025.
- 14 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Damásio Open 2025.
- 30 Aug 2024First sub-30 3×3: 24.03 at Portugal Championship 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023First competition: Azeméis Open 2023. A 36.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Portugal Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026
- Seomara Cube Fest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Damásio Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023
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.
- Fausto Claro da Fonte — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ivo de Carvalho Nogueira — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tiago Morais — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.