Competitions · Brazil
III Capixaba Challenge 2026
Serra, Espírito Santo · 22 August 2026 · 9 events · 44 competitors · 48 personal bests
Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves won five of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves by 0.13 seconds. 44 competitors produced 48 personal bests, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Davi Nunes Quintas took a Clock single of 40.15 down to 19.52, 51 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 7.08 | 9.21 |
| 2×2 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 1.94 | 2.53 |
| 4×4 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 37.03 | 41.37 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 15.77 | 18.21 |
| Clock | Mariana Castro | 6.25 | 7.75 |
| Megaminx | Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas | 53.24 | 56.16 |
| Pyraminx | Mariana Castro | 4.07 | 4.52 |
| Skewb | Mariana Castro | 3.09 | 4.24 |
| Square-1 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 11.65 | 13.66 |
The PB harvest
48 set · 48 still standing- Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves — 3×3 single 7.08: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- João Felipe Ravani — 3×3 single 8.24: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- João Felipe Ravani — 3×3 one-handed single 14.06: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Marcos Albani Abreu — 3×3 single 9.68: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
- Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves — Square-1 single 11.65: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas — 3×3 one-handed single 16.53: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
- Kawã Franklin Rodrigues Ferreira — 3×3 one-handed single 18.11: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
- João Felipe Ravani — 2×2 single 3.11: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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 · 279 results · 9 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 9.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 R2 D2 F2 R2 F2 L2 D F2 D' F2 L D' R2 B2 U' B' L' F' U - 2
U B2 D2 B2 L2 R2 D L2 U B' U2 L R' D B2 D2 R' D2 R2 U' - 3
U2 B2 U2 F' U2 F2 U2 R2 D' B' F U' R2 F D B L' B U2 - 4
B2 R' D' F2 R2 U R2 D L2 D' F' L F2 U2 R2 F2 L' - 5
B D' R2 F' U2 B2 R L' B' R D2 L2 D L2 F2 D' B2 U' L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
44 competitors- Alessandro Gonçalves Silva
- Ana Clara de Souza
- Antonio Lourenço Santos Pereira
- Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas
- Arthur Corrêa Lube Santos
- Bernardino José Gonçalves
- Breno Santos Zambelli de Almeida
- Dárcio Leitão Quintas
- Davi Fonseca Costa
- Davi Galdino de Deus
- Davi Nunes Quintas
- Gabriel Pessanha Mota
- Gabriela Gomes Reeberg
- Guilherme Arariba Cunha
- Isaac Rafael Oliveira Soares
- Isabela Martins Frechiani de Oliveira
- Iury Kalebe de Jesus Silva Santos
- João Felipe Ravani
- João Pedro Menezes dos Santos
- Kauã Soares da Silva
- Kawã Franklin Rodrigues Ferreira
- Lérisson de Souza Almeida
- Lidiane Silva Oaschi
- Lusiane Gaspar Peters
- Marcelo Haüptli Gessner
- Marcos Albani Abreu
- Marcos Hauptli Gessner
- Marcos Rosario Schultz
- Mariana Castro
- Maysa Santos Cozer
- Miguel Abreu
- Miguel Rosario Schultz
- Otávio Luiz Fernandes Queiroz de Andrade Silva
- Pedro Leite Cesconeto
- Rafael Borin Reeberg
- Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves
- Rykelmy Fernandes Serpa
- Tobias Rodolfo Gessner
- Vicente Lisbôa Gazolla
- Victor Farles Cavalcante Alves
- Victor Lima Laurindo
- Victor Toshio Abe Alves
- Vinícius Leite Zambelli de Almeida
- Viviane Ferreira Hauptli Gessner
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.