People · Portugal
Manuel Tiago Teixeira Paciência
Skewb · top 2.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024PACI01
Manuel Tiago Teixeira Paciência has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.50, set at Cubing in Venteira 2025, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in Portugal. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2024, he has put 500 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.01 in May 2024 to 10.47, a 25% improvement. Manuel has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.50 | 5.00 | top 2.9% | 4 / 175 | |
| 3×3 | 10.47 | 12.89 | top 8.9% | 52 / 547 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 4.15 | top 13.7% | 63 / 417 | |
| 4×4 | 45.99 | 58.10 | top 19.5% | 36 / 223 | |
| Square-1 | 16.80 | 27.94 | top 20.5% | 22 / 96 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.51 | 10.91 | top 40.6% | 127 / 262 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.52 | 34.13 | top 40.7% | 61 / 161 | |
| Megaminx | 2:35.67 | — | top 64.0% | 68 / 111 | |
| Clock | 30.11 | 36.18 | top 84.4% | 105 / 122 |
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
- 6 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubing in Venteira 2025.
- 5 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Arroios Summer 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Seomara Side & Blind 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Luso-Bussaco Open 2024.
- 18 May 2024First competition: Alter do Chão Open 2024. A 14.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arroios Winter 2026 · 7 Feb 2026
- Maceira Open 2026 · 11 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Venteira 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Arroios Summer 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Damásio Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025
- Seomara Side & Blind 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Alter do Chão Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Eduardo Pires — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Marta Fernandes Cid — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.