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Competitions · Brazil

II Cubo de Barro ES 2025

Cariacica, Espírito Santo · 23 August 2025 · 12 events · 43 competitors · 70 personal bests

Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves won five of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Edgar Nogueira Garcia Pinho by 0.37 seconds. 43 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Joaquim Gava Meiners took a 3×3 single of 23.59 down to 12.84, 46 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx
0.37s
closest final — Skewb, Edgar Nogueira Garcia Pinho over Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves
70
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves7.719.81
2×2Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves1.992.43
4×4Edgar Nogueira Garcia Pinho36.2839.57
5×5Maysa Santos Cozer1:12.291:15.43
6×6Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas2:23.362:37.63
7×7Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas4:12.094:42.37
3×3 one-handedRafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves15.1519.12
ClockRafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves6.658.97
MegaminxArthur Braum Coelho Freitas54.291:03.30
PyraminxRafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves4.055.19
SkewbEdgar Nogueira Garcia Pinho4.756.22
Square-1Edgar Nogueira Garcia Pinho11.4114.78

The PB harvest

70 set · 21 still standing

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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

43 competitors · 285 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. Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves won it with a 9.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

43 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.