Competitions · Portugal
Afonso de Paiva Cube Day 2025
Castelo Branco · 8 November 2025 · 5 events · 29 competitors · 25 personal bests
Tiago Morais won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Tiago Morais by 0.17 seconds. 29 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
David Nunes Teixeira Castro took a 2×2 single of 2.52 down to 1.38, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Tiago Morais | 7.00 | 8.76 |
| 2×2 | Tiago Morais | 1.63 | 2.60 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Tiago Morais | 59.91 | — |
| Clock | Miguel Duarte Afonso Pais | 4.37 | 5.11 |
| Pyraminx | Martim Carvalho | 3.21 | 4.05 |
The PB harvest
25 set · 12 still standing- David Nunes Teixeira Castro — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- David Nunes Teixeira Castro — 3×3 single 8.19: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Margarida Coelho — Pyraminx single 4.11: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
- Michael Orger — 2×2 single 3.56: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
- Michael Orger — Clock single 9.72: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.
- Fabricio Vidal da Costa Junior — 2×2 single 3.81: into the top 24.1% of the event's history.
- Martim Azevedo da Costa — 2×2 single 3.99: into the top 26.4% of the event's history.
- Livia Zwakhals — 3×3 single 32.19: into the top 66.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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
29 competitors · 141 results · 5 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. Tiago Morais won it with a 8.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F' U' L2 R2 U' L2 D2 L2 B F R D L D' L2 R2 B F' - 2
U2 L D L B L' D' F B2 D B2 U2 R2 L2 U2 L2 F2 R U2 - 3
L' D F R2 D F B L F2 B2 D2 F R2 L2 F2 U2 R' B2 D - 4
D' R' D F2 L F' L2 F' B U B' D2 F' L2 B' D2 B2 D2 F2 - 5
B U R2 D2 L2 R2 D F2 L2 U L B D U R F L' B L' U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
29 competitors- António Gomes
- Belle Zwakhals
- Carolina Pereira Dias
- David Martins
- David Nunes Teixeira Castro
- Fabricio Vidal da Costa Junior
- Fausto Claro da Fonte
- Fernando Martins
- Flora Lutjeharms
- Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes
- João Dinis Santos Martins
- João Pedro Paias Pardal
- Laura Valentim Tomás
- Livia Zwakhals
- Madalena Morais
- Manuel Martim Soares Fabrício
- Margarida Coelho
- Martim Azevedo da Costa
- Martim Carvalho
- Martim Hilário Vidal Guerra
- Martim Milheiro Mareco
- Michael Orger
- Miguel Duarte Afonso Pais
- Paulo Azevedo
- Pedro André Ribeiro dos Santos
- Pedro Azevedo
- Rodrigo Xavier de Aquino Tavares
- Sara Martins
- Tiago Morais
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.