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Dunas Open 2016

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte · 27 August 2016 · 12 events · 24 competitors · 15 personal bests

Gustavo Penaforte Brito won six of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Fabio Bini Graciose by 0.67 seconds. 24 competitors produced 15 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Pablo Eduardo Nikolais Teixeira Bonifácio da Silva took a 2×2 single of 15.40 down to 5.66, 63 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Gustavo Penaforte Brito — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed
0.67s
closest final — Pyraminx, Fabio Bini Graciose over Pablo Eduardo Nikolais Teixeira Bonifácio da Silva
15
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Gustavo Penaforte Brito10.7111.45
2×2Gustavo Penaforte Brito2.874.32
4×4Gustavo Penaforte Brito46.5850.41
5×5Gustavo Penaforte Brito1:37.031:45.46
3×3 blindfoldedRafael Werneck Cinoto4:21.19
3×3 Fewest MovesGustavo Penaforte Brito33 moves
3×3 one-handedGustavo Penaforte Brito24.4926.36
MegaminxEdvan Pontes de Oliveira1:29.461:44.38
PyraminxFabio Bini Graciose6.476.98
SkewbRafael Werneck Cinoto10.5613.85
Square-1Fabio Bini Graciose27.4532.11
3×3 with feetRafael Werneck Cinoto40.9146.60

The PB harvest

15 set · 3 still standing

First-timers

18 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 · 179 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 11.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.