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Center Shopping Jacarepaguá Open 2026

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro · 26 September 2026 · 11 events · 44 competitors · 55 personal bests

Kaique de Oliveira Neves won seven of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mariana Castro Gonçalves by 0.21 seconds. 44 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 47 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Wallace Romão dos Santos de Souza took a 2×2 single of 8.94 down to 4.09, 54 percent better in one day.

Seven wins
Kaique de Oliveira Neves — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Megaminx, Square-1
0.21s
closest final — Skewb, Mariana Castro Gonçalves over Eduardo Ribeiro Strauch
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kaique de Oliveira Neves7.118.14
2×2Kaique de Oliveira Neves1.381.91
4×4Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Souza Barcelos33.9636.20
5×5Kaique de Oliveira Neves1:02.721:07.65
3×3 blindfoldedCarlos Eduardo de Oliveira Souza Barcelos1:18.70—
3×3 one-handedKaique de Oliveira Neves14.6415.77
ClockKaique de Oliveira Neves3.724.44
MegaminxKaique de Oliveira Neves49.1955.65
PyraminxCarlos Eduardo de Oliveira Souza Barcelos3.354.29
SkewbMariana Castro Gonçalves3.243.53
Square-1Kaique de Oliveira Neves10.9913.43

The PB harvest

55 set · 47 still standing

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

44 competitors · 351 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. Kaique de Oliveira Neves won it with a 8.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.