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Acarajé Open 2019

Salvador, Bahia · 15 January 2019 · 14 events · 22 competitors · 51 personal bests

João Pedro dos Santos Costa won five of the 14 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by João Pedro dos Santos Costa by 0.13 seconds. 22 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Bia Wu took a 2×2 single of 12.38 down to 6.50, 47 percent better in one day.

Five wins
João Pedro dos Santos Costa — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.13s
closest final — 3×3, João Pedro dos Santos Costa over Pedro Miranda Moreira
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3João Pedro dos Santos Costa8.1311.73
2×2Luiz Fellipe Oliuza Leal Silva2.663.54
4×4João Pedro dos Santos Costa36.7340.57
5×5João Pedro dos Santos Costa1:23.811:31.17
6×6João Vinícius Santos3:00.983:05.16
7×7Gabriel Bergue4:32.784:36.26
3×3 Fewest MovesLuiz Fellipe Oliuza Leal Silva26 moves27.00
3×3 one-handedJoão Pedro dos Santos Costa17.7520.10
ClockJoão Vinícius Santos10.6811.21
MegaminxJoão Pedro dos Santos Costa53.931:03.27
PyraminxJoão Vinícius Santos3.684.89
SkewbDavi de Andrade Iácono1.573.43
Square-1Bruno Fonsêca Coelho Lima13.7015.68
3×3 with feetGabriel Bergue28.8137.35

The PB harvest

51 set · 9 still standing

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

22 competitors · 290 results · 14 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. João Pedro dos Santos Costa won it with a 11.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1R' D B' D' F' U' R D2 F' U' F2 D2 F2 B2 D L2 F2 D' F2 U'
  2. 2F L2 B L2 U2 L2 F2 U2 B L2 B R D' B2 D L' F2 U L' F U2
  3. 3R2 U L2 B2 D F2 U F2 U2 F2 U F' D' F U R' D F U2 B2 U
  4. 4U R2 U2 L2 F2 D R2 U L2 D2 L' B D F L B' F R B2 U2
  5. 5R' L' F' D B L' U' R2 L U2 B2 U2 F2 R2 D' L2 D R2 U' B2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

22 competitors

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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.