People · Portugal
Pedro Barros
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022BARR03
Pedro Barros has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.42, set at Norrland Tour: Umekuben 2025, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21st in Portugal. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2022, he has put 108 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.38 in April 2022 to 8.42, a 26% improvement. Pedro has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.42 | 10.53 | top 3.6% | 21 / 547 | |
| 4×4 | 40.31 | 50.68 | top 12.5% | 28 / 223 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.94 | 24.03 | top 17.6% | 23 / 161 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.73 | 1:40.44 | top 30.5% | 29 / 110 | |
| 6×6 | 3:40.83 | 3:45.35 | top 59.0% | 25 / 40 | |
| 7×7 | 6:06.57 | — | early days — 3 solves | 24 / 38 |
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
- 5 Apr 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.42 at Norrland Tour: Umekuben 2025.
- 1 Apr 2022First competition: Vännäs & Friends 2022. A 11.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Norrlandsmästerskapet 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Norrland Tour: Umekuben 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Vännäs & Friends 2022 · 1 Apr 2022 — 2 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.
- Gustav Wälivaara — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Wallin — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simon Nilsson — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.