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Competitions · Brazil

Brasília Bigs & Blind 2023

Brasília, Distrito Federal · 11 March 2023 · 11 events · 44 competitors · 53 personal bests

Francisco Moraes Mandalozzo won five of the eleven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Gabriel Dias Souza dos Santos by 0.46 seconds. 44 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Francisco Moraes Mandalozzo set the 5×5 average continental record: 47.20.

Five wins
Francisco Moraes Mandalozzo — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx
0.46s
closest final — Clock, Gabriel Dias Souza dos Santos over Francisco Moraes Mandalozzo
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Caio Hideaki Sato5.916.29
4×4Francisco Moraes Mandalozzo24.8528.81
5×5Francisco Moraes Mandalozzo45.1851.82
6×6Francisco Moraes Mandalozzo1:34.871:37.86
7×7Francisco Moraes Mandalozzo2:31.772:39.16
3×3 blindfoldedDiego Meneghetti29.45
ClockGabriel Dias Souza dos Santos5.676.72
MegaminxFrancisco Moraes Mandalozzo36.2737.88
4×4 blindfoldedMarcos Ferreira Semolini2:19.32
5×5 blindfoldedMarcos Ferreira Semolini6:37.82
3×3 Multi-BlindMarcos Ferreira Semolini22 of 25 cubes · 49:14

The PB harvest

53 set · 7 still standing

First-timers

Ten 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

44 competitors · 220 results · 11 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 6.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

44 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.