People · Portugal
Miguel José Ferreira Mineiro
2×2 · top 6.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024MINE05
Miguel José Ferreira Mineiro has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.26, set at Portugal Championship 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 36th in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2024, he has put 198 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.62 in December 2024 to 2.26, a 66% improvement. Miguel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 4.96 | top 6.7% | 36 / 429 | |
| 3×3 | 14.57 | 16.62 | top 23.1% | 147 / 565 | |
| Skewb | 6.61 | 8.91 | top 30.6% | 73 / 183 | |
| Clock | 11.79 | 13.06 | top 33.9% | 55 / 132 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.96 | 9.81 | top 35.9% | 118 / 269 | |
| Square-1 | 23.74 | 29.82 | top 36.4% | 41 / 98 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.74 | 1:13.27 | top 44.7% | 101 / 228 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.67 | 47.88 | top 63.5% | 101 / 162 | |
| Megaminx | 2:35.95 | — | top 64.2% | 74 / 115 | |
| 5×5 | 2:51.87 | — | top 75.4% | 83 / 112 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Oct 2026Five personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.65 at Azeméis Open 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Azeméis Open 2026.
- 4 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Luso-Bussaco Open 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.75 at Azeméis Open 2025.
- 21 Dec 2024First competition: Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024. A 20.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Portugal Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024
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.
- David Martins — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Eduardo Pires — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tiago Morais — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.