People · Portugal
Salvador Duarte Marques da Graça
3×3 · top 2.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023GRAC01
Salvador Duarte Marques da Graça has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.77, set at Seomara Cube Fest 2025, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15th in Portugal. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since April 2023, he has put 666 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.84 in April 2023 to 7.77, a 34% improvement. Salvador has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 7.77 | 10.25 | top 2.4% | 15 / 547 | |
| 4×4 | 32.78 | 38.53 | top 4.8% | 10 / 223 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.78 | 7.33 | top 6.6% | 16 / 262 | |
| 5×5 | 1:06.24 | 1:08.52 | top 9.1% | 8 / 110 | |
| 2×2 | 2.92 | 4.52 | top 13.3% | 61 / 417 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.21 | 26.76 | top 15.6% | 22 / 161 | |
| 6×6 | 2:10.86 | 2:20.55 | top 15.7% | 6 / 40 | |
| Square-1 | 15.22 | 19.43 | top 16.9% | 17 / 96 | |
| Skewb | 5.03 | 7.18 | top 18.4% | 37 / 175 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.10 | 1:31.92 | top 25.7% | 25 / 111 | |
| 7×7 | 3:48.37 | 3:58.15 | top 26.6% | 7 / 38 | |
| Clock | 18.10 | 35.29 | top 59.1% | 81 / 122 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 31 / 35 |
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
- 29 Nov 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2025.
- 17 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Alter do Chão Open 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at Seomara Cube Fest 2025.
- 30 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at Portugal Championship 2024.
- 30 Aug 2024Twelve personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Seomara Cube Fest 2024.
Competitions
- Seomara Cube Fest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- AEO Moliceiro Open 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Portugal Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Alter do Chão Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Arraiolos Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 12 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 · 25 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Alter do Chão Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Lisboa Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
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 120 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Tiago Morais — met in 117 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro — met in 111 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.77 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 2.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.