People · Brazil
Tarcísio dos Santos Cruz
3×3 · top 4.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017CRUZ30
Tarcísio dos Santos Cruz has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.91, set at Centenário de Bodocó 2024, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 208th in Brazil. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2017, he has put 209 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.01 in November 2017 to 8.91, a 53% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.91 | 11.97 | top 4.7% | 208 / 9,644 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.56 | 20.84 | top 14.0% | 190 / 1,992 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 5.07 | top 17.9% | 611 / 5,137 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.24 | 19.41 | top 46.9% | 1,168 / 3,208 | |
| Skewb | 10.08 | 25.55 | top 55.4% | 706 / 1,463 |
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
- 31 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.91 at Centenário de Bodocó 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bodocó Open 2023.
- 5 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Bodocó Open 2019.
- 24 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Cariri Open 2018.
- 29 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 11.26 at Bodocó Open 2018.
- 29 Sep 2018Six personal bests in one day at Bodocó Open 2018.
Competitions
- Centenário de Bodocó 2024 · 31 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bodocó Open 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bodocó Open 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bodocó Open 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Cariri Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Bodocó Open 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Cariri Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 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.
- Ricardo Mendes de Arruda Rodrigues — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Sabrina da Silva Souza — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Raíssa Mendes de Arruda Rodrigues — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.