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Cariri Open 2016

Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará · 12 November 2016 · 12 events · 24 competitors · 20 personal bests

Gustavo Penaforte Brito won eight of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Andrey Conceição by 0.23 seconds. 24 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Edcarlos Bento do Nascimento took a Square-1 single of 2:21.20 down to 34.64, 75 percent better in one day.

Eight wins
Gustavo Penaforte Brito — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.23s
closest final — Pyraminx, Andrey Conceição over Ricardo Mendes de Arruda Rodrigues
20
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Gustavo Penaforte Brito9.5812.21
2×2Gustavo Penaforte Brito2.723.85
4×4Gustavo Penaforte Brito48.8550.23
5×5Gustavo Penaforte Brito1:33.111:50.60
3×3 blindfoldedGustavo Penaforte Brito5:21.52
3×3 Fewest MovesGustavo Penaforte Brito33 moves
3×3 one-handedGustavo Penaforte Brito23.4927.05
MegaminxAndrey Conceição2:06.422:26.05
PyraminxAndrey Conceição10.4211.84
SkewbAfonso Henrique Anastacio Calabria7.069.31
Square-1Gustavo Penaforte Brito21.5634.27
3×3 with feetRafael Werneck Cinoto40.7751.39

The PB harvest

20 set · 6 still standing

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

24 competitors · 192 results · 12 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 Penaforte Brito won it with a 12.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

24 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.