People · Brazil
Rafael Velosa Maeda Cavalcanti
3×3 · top 7.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023CAVA03
Rafael Velosa Maeda Cavalcanti has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.04, set at Turnin' Offaly Fast 2024, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 396th in Brazil. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2023, he has put 302 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 89% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.61 in July 2023 to 10.04, a 46% improvement. Rafael has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.04 | 14.05 | top 7.6% | 396 / 9,942 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 4.37 | top 9.6% | 325 / 5,285 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.30 | 9.37 | top 22.3% | 532 / 3,311 | |
| Skewb | 7.52 | 11.43 | top 37.7% | 489 / 1,493 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.84 | 2:14.08 | top 38.7% | 330 / 1,082 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.25 | 1:12.20 | top 42.1% | 605 / 1,884 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.17 | 2:19.90 | top 57.9% | 398 / 855 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.68 | 44.15 | top 58.6% | 985 / 2,045 | |
| Clock | 23.32 | 27.53 | top 73.2% | 489 / 741 |
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
- 24 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Seomara Cube Fest 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Gort-a Go Fast 2024.
- 4 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Tuam Winter 2023.
- 23 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.98 at Mayo Cubing 2023.
- 23 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Mayo Cubing 2023.
- 6 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cubing with the Cats Sunday 2023.
Competitions
- Turnin' Offaly Fast 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Gort-a Go Fast 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Tuam Winter 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Mayo Cubing 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2023 · 9 Sep 2023
- Cubing with the Cats Sunday 2023 · 6 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2023 · 7 Jul 2023 — 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.
- Rían Burke — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ronan Finke — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Simon Kelly — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.