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CNSE ao Cubo 2026

Porto · 9 May 2026 · 6 events · 41 competitors · 50 personal bests

Pedro Azevedo won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Martim Carvalho by 0.05 seconds. 41 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Miguel Duarte Afonso Pais set the Clock single national record: 3.68.

Four wins
Pedro Azevedo — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx
0.05s
closest final — 2×2, Martim Carvalho over Pedro Azevedo
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Pedro Azevedo7.628.71
2×2Martim Carvalho2.353.07
4×4Pedro Azevedo35.9438.05
3×3 blindfoldedPedro Azevedo1:03.39
ClockMiguel Duarte Afonso Pais3.684.25
MegaminxPedro Azevedo42.3943.26

The PB harvest

50 set · 33 still standing

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

41 competitors · 282 results · 6 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. Pedro Azevedo won it with a 8.71 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

41 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.