People · Brazil
Marlom Messias dos Santos
3×3 · top 4.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017SANT34
Marlom Messias dos Santos has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.03, set at Pequi Open 2020, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 223rd in Brazil. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2017, he has put 365 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.00 in September 2017 to 9.03, a 36% improvement. Marlom has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.03 | 12.53 | top 4.9% | 223 / 9,644 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.29 | 19.72 | top 8.7% | 126 / 1,992 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.27 | 7.28 | top 9.0% | 215 / 3,208 | |
| 2×2 | 2.78 | 5.09 | top 11.8% | 400 / 5,137 | |
| Skewb | 5.19 | 10.06 | top 19.6% | 231 / 1,463 | |
| 4×4 | 50.02 | 56.11 | top 24.7% | 325 / 1,855 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.46 | 2:05.15 | top 42.2% | 250 / 845 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:29.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 112 / 333 | |
| Square-1 | 29.15 | 43.12 | top 47.8% | 266 / 647 | |
| Megaminx | 2:20.62 | 2:34.68 | top 56.7% | 504 / 1,062 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | 44.67 | top 59.0% | 213 / 360 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 16:43 | — | early days — 1 solve | 82 / 117 | |
| Clock | 51.56 | 1:11.47 | top 97.4% | 694 / 723 |
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 Jan 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.03 at Pequi Open 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020Six personal bests in one day at Pequi Open 2020.
- 20 Jul 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Cubo Uai Belo Horizonte Open 2019.
- 3 Nov 2018Eight personal bests in one day at UNESP Open 2018.
- 20 Jul 2018Eight personal bests in one day at Campeonato Brasileiro 2018.
- 8 Sep 2017First competition: UNESP Open 2017. A 14.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025 · 13 Dec 2025
- Pequi Open 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubo Uai Belo Horizonte Open 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- UNESP Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Campeonato Brasileiro 2018 · 20 Jul 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- UNESP Open 2017 · 8 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Fabio Bini Graciose — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 44 times
- Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然) — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Roberto Caldas — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.