Competitions · Brazil
Instituto Apontar Rio 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro · 16 May 2026 · 2 events · 27 competitors · 13 personal bests
Kaique de Oliveira Neves won two of the two events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kaique de Oliveira Neves by 0.23 seconds. 27 competitors produced 13 personal bests, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Francisco Ribeiro Gil Ferreira took a 2×2 single of 7.35 down to 3.77, 49 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 7.37 | 8.04 |
| 2×2 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 2.02 | 2.68 |
The PB harvest
13 set · 13 still standing- Rodrigo Severo Araújo — 3×3 single 9.27: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Henrique Borges Carvalho — 2×2 single 3.62: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
- Rafaela Moura da Silva dos Santos — 3×3 single 14.57: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
- Francisco Ribeiro Gil Ferreira — 2×2 single 3.77: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
- Isabela Monteiro Araújo Santos — 2×2 single 3.98: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
- Rodrigo Severo Araújo — 2×2 single 4.44: into the top 32.2% of the event's history.
- Bernardo Medeiros Soares dos Santos — 3×3 single 18.05: into the top 34.3% of the event's history.
- Francisco Ribeiro Gil Ferreira — 3×3 single 22.19: into the top 45.9% 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
27 competitors · 89 results · 2 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. Kaique de Oliveira Neves won it with a 8.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 R2 B R2 F2 U2 B' L2 R2 D B' L2 D2 L D U B2 R D2 - 2
B L' D B' D' R U' L U' F' B' U2 D' B2 U' L2 U' - 3
U L' D2 L' D2 L2 F D L' U D R2 U' F2 R2 U F2 D - 4
U D' L2 F U' L' B' R2 U' D' L2 U F2 D' R2 B2 L F D - 5
U2 D2 F L B' L' D L' D' F2 R' D2 B R2 L2 D2 R2 F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
27 competitors- Agnes Bassanesi Ferretti
- Alice Rodrigues da Cruz
- André Vinícius da Silva Rieger
- Bernardo Medeiros Soares dos Santos
- Daniel Lencastre de Souza Quintão
- Davi Albuquerque Rocha
- Davi Luiz Gomes da Silva
- Felipe Ramos dos Santos
- Fernando Vinicius Soares de Macêdo
- Francisco Ribeiro Gil Ferreira
- Gabriel Andrade Souza
- Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello
- Gustavo Rogerio da Silva
- Henrique Borges Carvalho
- Isabela Monteiro Araújo Santos
- João Mauricio de Barros Moura
- João Pedro Silva de Moraes
- Kaique de Oliveira Neves
- Lorena Loureiro Dias de Araujo
- Lucas Gaspar Leite
- Marina Maia Vieira
- Paula Castro
- Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然)
- Pedro Miguel Fonseca Santa Cruz
- Rafaela Moura da Silva dos Santos
- Rodrigo Severo Araújo
- Sarah Felix Stocler
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.