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Competitions · Brazil

Cupira Open 2026

Cupira, Pernambuco · 9 May 2026 · 2 events · 17 competitors · 6 personal bests

João Victor de Melo won two of the two events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by João Victor de Melo by 0.21 seconds. 17 competitors produced 6 personal bests, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Daniel Silva Oliveira de Santana took a 2×2 single of 6.85 down to 3.78, 45 percent better in one day.

Two wins
João Victor de Melo — 3×3, 2×2
0.21s
closest final — 3×3, João Victor de Melo over Lucas Kauã Gomes da Silva
6
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3João Victor de Melo13.1014.57
2×2João Victor de Melo4.705.23

The PB harvest

6 set · 6 still standing

First-timers

Eight 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

17 competitors · 51 results · 2 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. João Victor de Melo won it with a 14.57 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

17 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.