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Competitions · Brazil

Anibal ao Cubo 2026

Itajaí, Santa Catarina · 4 July 2026 · 8 events · 42 competitors · 29 personal bests

Caio Hideaki Sato won five of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Gustavo Mendes Vidal by 0.37 seconds. 42 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Caio Hideaki Sato set the 3×3 average continental record: 5.28.

Five wins
Caio Hideaki Sato — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.37s
closest final — 2×2, Gustavo Mendes Vidal over Caio Hideaki Sato
29
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Caio Hideaki Sato4.805.28
2×2Gustavo Mendes Vidal1.071.76
4×4Caio Hideaki Sato25.0026.67
3×3 one-handedCaio Hideaki Sato8.709.72
ClockJoão Stenzel Neto4.574.96
MegaminxCaio Hideaki Sato39.1843.07
PyraminxCaio Hideaki Sato2.623.03
SkewbGustavo Mendes Vidal1.782.67

The PB harvest

29 set · 28 still standing

First-timers

Eight 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

42 competitors · 189 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. Caio Hideaki Sato won it with a 5.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

42 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.