People · United States
Nelson Pereira
3×3 · top 73.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024PERE58
Nelson Pereira has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 37.35, set at WPI Spring 2026, puts him in the top 73.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 44,834th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since August 2024, he has put 59 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:01.88 in August 2024 to 37.35, a 40% improvement. Nelson 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 37.35 | 40.03 | top 73.7% | 44,834 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 10.15 | 14.96 | top 78.5% | 32,511 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 17.74 | 25.61 | top 89.3% | 26,254 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 24.36 | 30.73 | top 94.4% | 18,123 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 44.70 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,552 / 8,927 |
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
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-60 3×3: 45.57 at Springfield Cube Day 2024.
- 23 Aug 2024First competition: CubingUSA New England Championship 2024. A 1:01.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WPI Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Connecticut Championship 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at the Course CT 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Springfield Cube Day 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2024 · 23 Aug 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.
- Derek White — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jaustin Gudbrandsen — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Curtis Chai — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 7.35 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.