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Competitions · Brazil

Araruama Open 2023

Araruama, Rio de Janeiro · 19 August 2023 · 9 events · 27 competitors · 38 personal bests

Kaique de Oliveira Neves won four of the nine events (2×2, Clock, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Gustavo Dias Dullens by 0.05 seconds. 27 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Cadu Marques took a 2×2 single of 3.43 down to 2.16, 37 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Kaique de Oliveira Neves — 2×2, Clock, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.05s
closest final — 3×3, Gustavo Dias Dullens over Kaique de Oliveira Neves
38
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Gustavo Dias Dullens8.629.23
2×2Kaique de Oliveira Neves1.682.60
4×4Gustavo Dias Dullens31.7338.77
3×3 one-handedGabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello16.3019.67
ClockKaique de Oliveira Neves6.347.76
MegaminxJônatas Tavares Andrade51.3654.93
PyraminxKaique de Oliveira Neves2.593.85
SkewbMariana Castro4.696.09
Square-1Kaique de Oliveira Neves17.1221.36

The PB harvest

38 set · 6 still standing

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

27 competitors · 239 results · 9 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. Gustavo Dias Dullens won it with a 9.23 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

27 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.