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Fortaleza Open 2014

Fortaleza, Ceará · 23 August 2014 · 11 events · 48 competitors · 37 personal bests

Alrimar Dias Rocha Sobrinho won five of the eleven events (5×5, 6×6, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Gustavo Penaforte Brito by 1.37 seconds. 48 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Leonardo Borges took a 2×2 single of 12.88 down to 4.58, 64 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Alrimar Dias Rocha Sobrinho — 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
1.37s
closest final — 2×2, Gustavo Penaforte Brito over Francisco Thales Rocha Sousa
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Guilherme Barros Alexandre d'Almeida10.1711.85
2×2Gustavo Penaforte Brito3.514.39
4×4Guilherme Barros Alexandre d'Almeida45.4052.49
5×5Alrimar Dias Rocha Sobrinho1:36.261:45.14
6×6Alrimar Dias Rocha Sobrinho3:32.594:06.16
3×3 blindfoldedGuilherme Barros Alexandre d'Almeida2:24.23
3×3 Fewest MovesAlrimar Dias Rocha Sobrinho45 moves
3×3 one-handedAlrimar Dias Rocha Sobrinho20.7023.21
MegaminxFrancisco Thales Rocha Sousa1:32.681:38.31
PyraminxAlrimar Dias Rocha Sobrinho5.277.39
3×3 with feetGustavo Penaforte Brito1:39.592:00.91

The PB harvest

37 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

29 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. 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

48 competitors · 249 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. Guilherme Barros Alexandre d'Almeida won it with a 11.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

48 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.