People · Brazil
Marcos Paulo da Silva Sousa
2×2 · top 8.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022SOUS02
Marcos Paulo da Silva Sousa has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.41, set at II CubeBook Campinas 2024, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 272nd in Brazil. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2022, he has put 60 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.77 in June 2022 to 13.85, a 66% improvement. Marcos 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 | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 6.57 | top 8.1% | 272 / 5,285 | |
| 3×3 | 13.85 | 18.47 | top 20.5% | 1,207 / 9,942 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.07 | 15.26 | top 36.8% | 907 / 3,311 | |
| Megaminx | 5:14.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,029 / 1,082 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.85 at Cosgeek Open 2026.
- 8 Dec 2024First sub-30 3×3: 18.19 at II CubeBook Campinas 2024.
- 8 Dec 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.19 at II CubeBook Campinas 2024.
- 25 Jun 2022First competition: Colégio Asther Open 2022. A 40.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cosgeek Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Colégio Asther Open 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Desafio Hungria em SP 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Marista Glória Open 2025 · 10 May 2025
- II CubeBook Campinas 2024 · 8 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- SESI Santos 2022 · 10 Jul 2022
- Colégio Asther Open 2022 · 25 Jun 2022
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 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Caio Hideaki Sato — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Guilherme Santana — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.