Competitions · Brazil
Itaipu Open 2026
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro · 8 March 2026 · 7 events · 30 competitors · 31 personal bests
Kaique de Oliveira Neves won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mariana Castro by 0.47 seconds. 30 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento took a Clock single of 23.77 down to 8.81, 63 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 7.40 | 8.94 |
| 2×2 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 1.68 | 1.88 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 14.59 | 16.61 |
| Clock | Mariana Castro | 6.18 | 7.04 |
| Megaminx | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 55.40 | 56.46 |
| Pyraminx | Emanuel Victor Araújo dos Santos | 2.94 | 3.70 |
| Skewb | Mariana Castro | 2.40 | 4.11 |
The PB harvest
31 set · 23 still standing- Nícolas Zimmermann Thiesen — 3×3 single 7.15: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento — Pyraminx single 3.32: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Nícolas Zimmermann Thiesen — Pyraminx single 5.24: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello — Skewb single 4.61: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
- Daniel Lencastre de Souza Quintão — Megaminx single 1:09.56: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
- João Pedro Estanek Coelho — 3×3 single 13.60: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.
- João Victor de Lira Pires — Skewb single 5.34: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Lima da Silva — 3×3 single 14.01: into the top 21.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight 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
30 competitors · 193 results · 7 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 8.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L U2 L2 B2 U2 R2 F2 D' F2 R2 F2 L2 R' B R' U L' B' R2 U' - 2
B L' F U' B L F2 L' U L' D2 B2 L' D2 R' F' U' - 3
L D' B' R' D2 F2 U F' R B D B2 U2 R' D2 L D2 R - 4
L2 B R' U2 F2 R D2 B2 L2 D2 R U2 D' R' U B R D' L - 5
U' B' U2 F R B2 D2 F L2 U2 R2 L2 U' F2 L2 U F2 R2 L' F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Bernardo Medeiros Soares dos Santos
- Bruno da Silva Neves
- Carlos Eduardo Pontes Parente de Melo
- Daniel Lencastre de Souza Quintão
- Davi Machado Lizarbe
- Emanuel Victor Araújo dos Santos
- Everton Nobre Soares
- Fernanda Beatriz de Souza Rego
- Filippo Veronese Boreli
- Francisco Ribeiro Gil Ferreira
- Gabriel Lima da Silva
- Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello
- Henrique Coelho
- Isabela Monteiro Araújo Santos
- João Pedro Cabral Cruz
- João Pedro Estanek Coelho
- João Victor de Lira Pires
- Kaique de Oliveira Neves
- Lucas Gaspar Leite
- Luiz Tacarijú da Rocha de Paula
- Marcus Yuri Santos da Silva
- Mariana Castro
- Nícolas Zimmermann Thiesen
- Paula Castro
- Pedro Garcia da Silva Fernandes
- Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然)
- Ryan Ramos Martins
- Safira Silvino Fernandes Cunha
- Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento
- Victor Rampinelli Villar de Medeiros
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.