Competitions · Brazil
Araruama Open 2024
Araruama, Rio de Janeiro · 4 February 2024 · 9 events · 19 competitors · 26 personal bests
Kaique de Oliveira Neves won seven of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Kaique de Oliveira Neves by 0.36 seconds. 19 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
João Victor de Lira Pires took a Square-1 single of 56.46 down to 27.62, 51 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 5.79 | 8.28 |
| 2×2 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 1.53 | 2.49 |
| 4×4 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 35.04 | 42.26 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 14.22 | 15.60 |
| Clock | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 5.18 | 7.70 |
| Megaminx | Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello | 44.88 | 54.11 |
| Pyraminx | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 3.89 | 4.89 |
| Skewb | Mariana Castro | 3.97 | 4.61 |
| Square-1 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 14.06 | 16.55 |
The PB harvest
26 set · 2 still standing- Henrique Coelho — Megaminx single 1:27.83: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
- João Victor de Lira Pires — Square-1 single 27.62: into the top 44.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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
19 competitors · 137 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
19 competitors- Benjamin Ferreira Tavares
- Bruno da Silva Neves
- Daniel dos Passos de Castro
- Enzo Gomes Magalhães Dos Santos
- Everton Nobre Soares
- Gabriel Pereira de Andrade de Sousa Assunção
- Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello
- Gabriel Silva dos Santos
- Henrique Coelho
- João Pedro Estanek Coelho
- João Victor de Lira Pires
- João Vitor Siqueira Pacheco
- Jocimar Carvalho Galante
- Jonathan Pires Medeiros
- Kaique de Oliveira Neves
- Mariana Castro
- Pedro Henrique de Jesus
- Pedro Henrique Tesch
- Victor Rampinelli Villar de Medeiros
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.