Competitions · Brazil
III Samuel Asafe Vila Velha 2026
Vila Velha, Espírito Santo · 21 February 2026 · 12 events · 45 competitors · 68 personal bests
Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves won six of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Maysa Santos Cozer by 0.21 seconds. 45 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ramon Peters Kinaake took a Square-1 single of 1:18.23 down to 40.78, 48 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 9.22 | 10.64 |
| 2×2 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 1.10 | 2.14 |
| 4×4 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 35.31 | 38.00 |
| 5×5 | Maysa Santos Cozer | 1:04.18 | 1:16.86 |
| 6×6 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 2:17.37 | 2:27.00 |
| 7×7 | Edgar Nogueira Garcia Pinho | 3:35.80 | 3:43.31 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 2:05.78 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Aldomario Ramos Netto | 15.85 | 17.52 |
| Clock | Mariana Castro | 5.23 | 6.91 |
| Megaminx | Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas | 50.34 | 57.87 |
| Pyraminx | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 3.04 | 5.62 |
| Square-1 | Edgar Nogueira Garcia Pinho | 10.69 | 16.05 |
The PB harvest
68 set · 35 still standing- Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves — 2×2 single 1.10: into the top 0.77% of the event's history.
- Edgar Nogueira Garcia Pinho — 2×2 single 1.39: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Mariana Castro — 2×2 single 1.61: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Edgar Nogueira Garcia Pinho — Pyraminx single 2.95: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas — 2×2 single 1.82: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Kawã Franklin Rodrigues Ferreira — 2×2 single 1.92: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Isaac Rafael Oliveira Soares — 3×3 single 9.16: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Ana Clara de Souza — 3×3 single 10.03: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
45 competitors · 303 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 10.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D2 F2 U2 B2 L2 R' U2 R B2 D' B' L' F D2 L' R' D R2 U2 - 2
D F2 L D U B2 R2 U2 F2 L2 D B2 L' F' L' B R B F U' - 3
L2 D2 U' B2 D B2 L2 F2 U' R F' D L' D' F' R' D2 B' R' F - 4
F' D2 B' R' U' D' L' U' F2 L2 B2 L2 D2 B2 D' L2 F2 D' L B' - 5
F R' D R U2 B L2 R2 F R2 U2 B2 L' B' U B2 D2 F D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
45 competitors- Aldomario Ramos Netto
- Alessandro Peters Kinaake
- Ana Clara de Souza
- Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas
- Arthur Corrêa Lube Santos
- Breno Santos Zambelli de Almeida
- Daniel Macedo Araújo dos Santos
- Davi Coppo Mello
- Davi Fonseca Costa
- Edgar Nogueira Garcia Pinho
- Emanuel De Barbi Barcelos Caetano
- Emanuele Trancoso Gonçalves
- Gabryel Teixeira Nunes
- Gustavo da Silva Schuwans
- Isaac Rafael Oliveira Soares
- João Pedro Barreri Kill
- Kauã Soares da Silva
- Kawã Franklin Rodrigues Ferreira
- Lidiane Silva Oaschi
- Luísa Oliveira Fontenelle
- Luiz Henrique Gaspar Peters
- Lusiane Gaspar Peters
- Marcelo Haüptli Gessner
- Marcos Albani Abreu
- Marcos Hauptli Gessner
- Mariana Castro
- Maya Machado Oliveira Betini
- Maylane Karolyne Santana Farias
- Maysa Santos Cozer
- Miguel Nunes Oliveira
- Pedro Henrique Tavares Moraes
- Pedro Tompson
- Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves
- Ramon Peters Kinaake
- Rykelmy Fernandes Serpa
- Theo Guerreiro Quintanilha
- Tobias Rodolfo Gessner
- Valfrido Torres Quintanilha Netto
- Victor Farles Cavalcante Alves
- Victor Lima Laurindo
- Victor Toshio Abe Alves
- Vinícius Leite Zambelli de Almeida
- Vítor Marques França
- Viviane Ferreira Hauptli Gessner
- Wesley Teodoro Pereira
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.