People · Portugal
Tiago Manuel Tecelão Potes
2×2 · top 44.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025POTE02
Tiago Manuel Tecelão Potes has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.44, set at Azeméis Open 2025, puts him in the top 44.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 201st in Portugal. Across 4 competitions since June 2025, he has put 81 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.30 in June 2025 to 5.44, a 14% improvement. Tiago has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.44 | 7.44 | top 44.6% | 201 / 417 | |
| 3×3 | 22.63 | 30.86 | top 47.0% | 278 / 547 | |
| Skewb | 10.33 | 12.67 | top 56.9% | 110 / 175 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.89 | 11.63 | top 59.7% | 174 / 262 | |
| Clock | 24.99 | 27.95 | top 76.6% | 99 / 122 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:08.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 138 / 161 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Jul 2025First sub-30 3×3: 22.63 at Arroios Summer 2025.
- 14 Jun 2025First competition: Damásio Open 2025. A 34.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Portugal Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Azeméis Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Arroios Summer 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Damásio Open 2025 · 14 Jun 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.
- Rodrigo Xavier de Aquino Tavares — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Eduardo Pires — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Manuel Tiago Teixeira Paciência — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.