People · Brazil
Luiz Tacarijú da Rocha de Paula
Pyraminx · top 3.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023PAUL23
Luiz Tacarijú da Rocha de Paula has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.08, set at Opentrópolis CEFET 2026, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 92nd in Brazil. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since September 2023, he has put 438 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.44 in September 2023 to 14.01, a 40% improvement. Luiz has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.08 | 10.34 | top 3.9% | 92 / 3,208 | |
| Clock | 7.48 | 9.08 | top 12.9% | 82 / 723 | |
| 2×2 | 3.20 | 5.56 | top 16.6% | 568 / 5,137 | |
| 3×3 | 14.01 | 16.30 | top 21.0% | 1,190 / 9,644 | |
| Skewb | 5.54 | 8.36 | top 22.3% | 272 / 1,463 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.40 | 29.27 | top 32.6% | 484 / 1,992 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.22 | 1:40.05 | top 63.7% | 986 / 1,855 |
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
- 14 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.01 at Opentrópolis CEFET 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Opentrópolis CEFET 2026.
- 6 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Center Shopping Jacarepaguá Open 2025.
- 21 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Niterói Sides 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.28 at Planetário Rio Open 2024.
- 28 Sep 2024Six personal bests in one day at Planetário Rio Open 2024.
Competitions
- Niterói PUD Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Opentrópolis CEFET 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Itaipu Open 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Center Shopping Jacarepaguá Open 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Forgotten O'Minx SBC 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Niterói Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rio Cubolympics 2025 · 1 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Niterói Sides 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Cubo Mágico 2024 · 15 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Planetário Rio Open 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- CSD Rio 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Opentrópolis CEFET 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Faria Brito 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Planetário Open 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cerrado Open 2023 · 8 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.
- Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然) — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Kaique de Oliveira Neves — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.