People · Brazil
Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento
Pyraminx · top 4.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025NASC12
Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.32, set at Itaipu Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 105th in Brazil. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2025, he has put 310 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Pyraminx best has come down from 4.75 in September 2025 to 3.32, a 30% improvement. Samuel 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.32 | 4.90 | top 4.8% | 105 / 3,208 | |
| Clock | 5.51 | 7.00 | top 5.7% | 31 / 723 | |
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 3.48 | top 12.2% | 419 / 5,137 | |
| 3×3 | 13.08 | 17.31 | top 17.7% | 969 / 9,644 | |
| Skewb | 6.51 | 6.99 | top 29.8% | 375 / 1,463 | |
| Square-1 | 23.48 | 29.45 | top 35.8% | 200 / 647 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.35 | 32.45 | top 40.3% | 622 / 1,992 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.89 | 1:14.20 | top 42.7% | 604 / 1,855 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.27 | 2:10.11 | top 45.2% | 381 / 1,062 | |
| 5×5 | 2:41.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 521 / 845 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 59 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 338 / 360 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cultura Campos do Jordão 2026.
- 18 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Niterói PUD Open 2026.
- 2 May 2026Seven personal bests in one day at FME Campos Open 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.77 at Opentrópolis CEFET 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Opentrópolis CEFET 2026.
- 8 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at Itaipu Open 2026.
Competitions
- Cultura Campos do Jordão 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Niterói PUD Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Desafio Brasileiro de Inverno FMC 2026 · 12 Jul 2026
- FME Campos Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Opentrópolis CEFET 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Itaipu Open 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Paraty Open 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Paraíso Spring DC 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Araruama Cubing 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 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 Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然) — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Mariana Castro — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Daniel Lencastre de Souza Quintão — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,421 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.