People · Portugal
Rafael Lobão
3×3 · top 12.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2019 · 2019LOBA03
Rafael Lobão has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.45, set at Fão Cube Open 2019, puts him in the top 12.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 69th in Portugal. Across 3 competitions since May 2019, he has put 60 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.32 in May 2019 to 11.45, a 14% improvement. Rafael 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 | 11.45 | 13.68 | top 12.0% | 69 / 547 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.24 | 26.80 | top 23.9% | 35 / 161 | |
| 4×4 | 52.29 | 59.21 | top 27.5% | 56 / 223 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.91 | 1:42.92 | top 29.8% | 28 / 110 |
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 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Fão Cube Open 2019.
- 18 May 2019First competition: Rodo Open 2019. A 14.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Erlangen Open II 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Fão Cube Open 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Rodo Open 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 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 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vasco Vasconcelos — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luís Duarte Oliveira — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.