People · Portugal
Pedro Pestana Moura Simão
Pyraminx · top 5.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023SIMA07
Pedro Pestana Moura Simão has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.57, set at Arraiolos Open 2025, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13th in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2023, he has put 156 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.58 in September 2023 to 9.48, a 46% improvement. Pedro has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.57 | 6.27 | top 5.8% | 13 / 262 | |
| 3×3 | 9.48 | 11.15 | top 6.1% | 37 / 547 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.48 | 23.46 | top 13.8% | 17 / 161 | |
| 2×2 | 3.22 | 4.03 | top 16.8% | 80 / 417 | |
| 4×4 | 46.41 | 55.22 | top 20.1% | 38 / 223 | |
| Skewb | 5.40 | 8.11 | top 21.2% | 44 / 175 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.33 | 1:56.98 | top 42.2% | 40 / 111 |
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
- 17 May 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at Alter do Chão Open 2025.
- 17 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Alter do Chão Open 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at Arraiolos Open 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.88 at Luso-Bussaco Open 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Luso-Bussaco Open 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023First competition: Azeméis Open 2023. A 18.01 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Alter do Chão Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Arraiolos Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 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.
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kiary Roque Russo — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.