People · Portugal
Tiago Miguel Casimiro Paixão
4×4 · top 6.4% of 85,040 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023PAIX02
Tiago Miguel Casimiro Paixão has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 34.63, set at Seomara Cube Fest 2026, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16th in Portugal. Until October 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2023, he has put 441 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.90 in April 2023 to 10.13, a 32% improvement. Tiago has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 34.63 | 39.53 | top 6.4% | 16 / 228 | |
| 3×3 | 10.13 | 12.57 | top 7.9% | 47 / 565 | |
| Megaminx | 57.27 | 1:04.66 | top 8.6% | 6 / 115 | |
| Skewb | 4.00 | 10.98 | top 11.0% | 22 / 183 | |
| Square-1 | 14.18 | 22.91 | top 14.6% | 14 / 98 | |
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 4.95 | top 16.2% | 90 / 429 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.96 | 10.56 | top 35.9% | 118 / 269 | |
| 5×5 | 2:19.94 | 2:31.26 | top 61.1% | 65 / 112 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Seomara Cube Fest 2026.
- 21 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024.
- 30 Aug 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Seomara Cube Fest 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Lisboa Open 2023. A 14.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Seomara Cube Fest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Twists & Turns SFRAA 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in Venteira 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Damásio Open 2025 · 14 Jun 2025
- Boards & Cubes Venteira 2025 · 30 May 2025
- Arraiolos Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025
- Seomara Side & Blind 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Lisboa Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 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.
- Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 73 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 4.63 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.