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Swain Lopes
2×2 · top 26.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023LOPE48
Swain Lopes has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.98, set at DFW Cubing Spring 2026, puts him in the top 26.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,270th in India. Across 8 competitions since July 2023, he has put 144 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.91 in July 2023 to 15.61, a 51% improvement. Swain has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.98 | 6.40 | top 26.2% | 2,270 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 15.61 | 18.42 | top 26.5% | 3,502 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.88 | 11.66 | top 35.2% | 2,227 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.73 | 1:22.67 | top 47.6% | 1,582 / 4,186 | |
| Clock | 16.97 | 19.44 | top 55.4% | 479 / 1,092 | |
| 5×5 | 2:35.47 | — | top 68.4% | 920 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.68 | 1:25.52 | top 80.5% | 3,320 / 4,516 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Spring 2026.
- 6 Jul 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.84 at Richardson Cubing Afternoon 2024.
- 17 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fall 2023.
- 16 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 29.10 at Cube With Attention in Denton 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023First competition: DFW Cubing Summer 2023. A 31.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Back to School 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Back to School 2024 · 25 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Richardson Cubing Afternoon 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube With Attention in Denton 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- John Wanger II — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aarav Gaddam — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.