Competitions · Brazil
IFMG Betim Open 2026
Betim, Minas Gerais · 17 January 2026 · 10 events · 44 competitors · 45 personal bests
Gabriel Lincon Souza won three of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Diego Eiji Akatsuka Mizuta by 0.16 seconds. 44 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Guilherme Rocha Murta took a Square-1 single of 24.93 down to 13.55, 46 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Gabriel Lincon Souza | 9.72 | 10.76 |
| 2×2 | Diego Eiji Akatsuka Mizuta | 3.25 | 3.36 |
| 4×4 | Gabriel Lincon Souza | 33.24 | 37.84 |
| 5×5 | Diego Eiji Akatsuka Mizuta | 1:25.12 | 1:29.07 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Arthur Mello Coelho da Silva | 3:06.59 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Gabriel Pereira Felipe | 12.71 | 15.37 |
| Megaminx | Diego Eiji Akatsuka Mizuta | 54.68 | 1:00.83 |
| Pyraminx | João Borba Alvares da Silva | 2.28 | 3.31 |
| Skewb | Samir Oliveira Ramos dos Santos | 5.31 | 6.72 |
| Square-1 | Gabriel Lincon Souza | 9.30 | 11.08 |
The PB harvest
45 set · 25 still standing- Gabriel Assis Rios — 3×3 one-handed single 13.44: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Pereira Felipe — 4×4 single 33.93: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Mello Coelho da Silva — 3×3 single 10.27: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
- Eduardo de Carvalho Vieira — 3×3 single 10.46: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
- Eduardo de Carvalho Vieira — 2×2 single 2.93: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Assis Rios — 5×5 single 1:14.73: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
- Eduardo de Carvalho Vieira — 4×4 single 42.64: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
- Bruno Damacena — 2×2 single 3.37: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
20 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
44 competitors · 233 results · 10 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. Gabriel Lincon Souza won it with a 10.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L' B' D' L2 D L U' F' L2 U D2 F2 D F2 L2 F2 U B D - 2
B' L' U2 D L B D' R' B R D2 F' L2 U2 B2 U2 B R2 D - 3
R B2 L F' D2 L2 U' F2 R2 U2 R2 D' L U L U' F2 R' B2 - 4
B F L2 R2 B U2 B2 F2 L' R' B D F' R F L R' F' D - 5
F L B D' U' B2 D B2 L2 U L2 R D' R2 F2 R U' B2 L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
44 competitors- Alice Dimas Quintão Ribeiro
- Ana Eduarda Teixeira Salazar
- Arthur Mello Coelho da Silva
- Arthur Neiva Santos
- Arthur Soares Teixeira
- Artur Minoru Akatsuka Mizuta
- Benício Duarte Pachielli
- Bento Barros Cavalcante
- Bruno Damacena
- Bruno Henrique Teixeira Fernandes
- Carlos Eduardo Vieira da Silva
- Cecília Sambüc Silva
- Daniel Bilac Viana Freire
- David Albert Silva dos Santos
- Diego Eiji Akatsuka Mizuta
- Douglas Eustaquio dos Santos Jesus
- Eduardo de Carvalho Vieira
- Eduardo Senem Neves
- Felipe Duque Silva
- Fernanda Rodrigues Oliveira
- Gabriel Assis Rios
- Gabriel Lincon Souza
- Gabriel Mello Coelho da Silva
- Gabriel Pereira Felipe
- Guilherme Rocha Murta
- Helcio Raphael Pelissari Gomes
- João Borba Alvares da Silva
- João Francisco Stolle Paixão e Casarões
- João Laurindo de Almeida Rocha
- Lucas Jagger Vieira Laca Bretas
- Maria Clara Teixeira Salazar
- Mariana Nunes Reis
- Pedro Souza Sette Pinheiro
- Priscila Pereira Lima
- Rafael Barbosa Soares
- Rafael Marinho Vanni
- Samir Oliveira Ramos dos Santos
- Samuel Campos Leal
- Sofia Malta Costa
- Sophia Guedes Braz
- Thales Anício de Souza Alves
- Victor Gaspar Paulino Souza
- Willian Eustaquio dos Santos Jesus
- Yuri dos Santos Guimarães
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.