People · Portugal
Miguel Gaspar Faria Maia
4×4 · top 2.5% of 83,917 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024MAIA03
Miguel Gaspar Faria Maia has been competing for a year. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 29.40, set at Azeméis Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5th in Portugal. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since October 2024, he has put 686 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.99 in October 2024 to 8.63, a 38% improvement. Miguel 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 | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 29.40 | 35.13 | top 2.5% | 5 / 223 | |
| 3×3 | 8.63 | 9.47 | top 4.0% | 25 / 547 | |
| 5×5 | 1:03.10 | 1:11.41 | top 7.3% | 6 / 110 | |
| 2×2 | 2.81 | 3.91 | top 12.1% | 55 / 417 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.32 | 21.23 | top 13.4% | 15 / 161 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.53 | 1:24.18 | top 16.6% | 16 / 111 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.66 | 8.34 | top 17.5% | 63 / 262 | |
| 6×6 | 2:32.48 | 2:37.48 | top 26.8% | 9 / 40 | |
| Skewb | 6.44 | 12.39 | top 29.2% | 66 / 175 | |
| 7×7 | 4:24.07 | 4:36.30 | top 39.1% | 13 / 38 | |
| Square-1 | 26.18 | 34.57 | top 41.8% | 45 / 96 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 23 / 35 | |
| Clock | 20.06 | 30.09 | top 64.8% | 85 / 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
- 29 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Azeméis Open 2026.
- 30 May 2026Six personal bests in one day at Mina de Água NxN 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Seomara Cube Fest 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Six personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.11 at Luso-Bussaco Open 2025.
- 4 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Luso-Bussaco Open 2025.
Competitions
- Azeméis Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Almourol Riverside 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mina de Água NxN 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Maceira Open 2026 · 11 Jan 2026
- Portugal Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2025 · 20 Sep 2025
- Cubing in Venteira 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Alter do Chão Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Arraiolos Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Seomara Side & Blind 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 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.
- Eduardo Pires — met in 128 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Tiago Morais — met in 124 rounds, never finished ahead
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 122 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 4.40 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.