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CBS Open 2016

Santarém, Pará · 2 April 2016 · 9 events · 25 competitors · 26 personal bests

Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva won six of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva by 1.23 seconds. 25 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva took a 2×2 single of 3.71 down to 1.36, 63 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb
1.23s
closest final — 2×2, Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva over Matheus Roberto de Araujo Fernandes
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva11.8713.99
2×2Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva3.745.22
4×4Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva52.381:07.28
5×5Fabio Bini Graciose2:17.412:34.78
3×3 blindfoldedRafael Werneck Cinoto
3×3 one-handedAntonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva22.0226.70
MegaminxRafael Werneck Cinoto2:21.842:34.94
PyraminxAntonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva4.936.39
SkewbAntonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva5.136.33

The PB harvest

26 set · 8 still standing

First-timers

Five 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

25 competitors · 105 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. Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva won it with a 13.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

25 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.