People · Angola
Vivaldo Cristóvão Roque
3×3 · top 9.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023ROQU03
Vivaldo Cristóvão Roque has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.62, set at IMETRO Open 2026, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in Angola. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since May 2023, he has put 220 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.48 in May 2023 to 10.62, a 15% improvement. Vivaldo 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 | Angola | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.62 | 12.51 | top 9.4% | 12 / 94 | |
| 2×2 | 3.77 | 5.33 | top 23.6% | 13 / 58 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.50 | 32.31 | top 27.5% | 9 / 30 | |
| 4×4 | 54.11 | 1:00.30 | top 29.8% | 10 / 23 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 3 / 6 | |
| 5×5 | 3:05.59 | 3:20.02 | top 79.9% | 10 / 11 | |
| Megaminx | 3:47.63 | 4:33.50 | top 87.8% | 11 / 13 | |
| 6×6 | 6:53.79 | 7:33.20 | early days — 3 solves | 4 / 5 | |
| Square-1 | 1:35.65 | 2:22.51 | top 96.2% | 6 / 6 | |
| Skewb | 30.30 | 45.67 | top 97.2% | 10 / 10 | |
| Pyraminx | 28.09 | 51.01 | top 97.9% | 33 / 36 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 21:39.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4 / 4 |
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
- 7 May 2023First competition: Luanda Open 2023. A 12.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WCA African FMC Championship 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- IMETRO Open 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cube in Luanda 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Lusófono 2025 · 14 Dec 2025
- Hotel Forum Open 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Talatona Speedcubing Open 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cube in Luanda 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hotel Forum Open 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Big in Luanda 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Luanda Open 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Luanda Open 2023 · 7 May 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.
- Roger Nataniel Issassa dos Santos — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 3 times · head to head
- Belarmino Eusébio Chalale — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 12 times · head to head
- Ariclenes Ebenézer Dias Manuel — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 15 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.