People · Portugal
Rafael Correia
2×2 · top 3.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2026 · 2026CORR09
Rafael Correia has been competing for 2 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.71, set at Portugal Championship 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22nd in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since August 2026, he has put 83 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.64 in August 2026 to 1.71, a 53% improvement. Rafael has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.71 | 6.04 | top 3.2% | 22 / 429 | |
| 3×3 | 13.23 | 16.78 | top 18.3% | 113 / 565 | |
| 4×4 | 57.63 | 1:04.12 | top 34.0% | 79 / 228 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.99 | 11.12 | top 36.1% | 120 / 269 | |
| Skewb | 7.93 | 10.46 | top 40.8% | 90 / 183 | |
| Clock | 20.30 | 29.25 | top 65.6% | 94 / 132 |
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 2026Three personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026First competition: Azeméis Open 2026. A 13.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Portugal Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Azeméis Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 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.
- Sara Martins — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Miguel José Ferreira Mineiro — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Miguel Duarte Afonso Pais — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.