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Competitions · Portugal

Almourol Riverside 2026

Vila Nova da Barquinha, Santarém · 27 June 2026 · 8 events · 35 competitors · 57 personal bests

Tiago Morais won five of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Miguel Duarte Afonso Pais by 0.27 seconds. 35 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Miguel Duarte Afonso Pais set the Clock single national record: 3.42.

Five wins
Tiago Morais — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.27s
closest final — Clock, Miguel Duarte Afonso Pais over José Maria Morgado Melo Gomes da Costa
57
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tiago Morais6.957.56
2×2Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes1.191.76
4×4Tiago Morais24.3827.13
5×5Tiago Morais45.0148.88
3×3 blindfoldedTiago Morais23.30
3×3 one-handedTiago Morais14.8615.34
ClockMiguel Duarte Afonso Pais4.725.48
Square-1Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro9.6710.64

The PB harvest

57 set · 47 still standing

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

35 competitors · 367 results · 8 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 7.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.