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 Gonçalves by 0.47 seconds. 30 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 20 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 Gonçalves | 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 Gonçalves | 2.40 | 4.11 |
The PB harvest
31 set · 20 still standing- Nícolas Zimmermann Thiesen — 3×3 single 7.15: into the top 1.5% 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 15.4% of the event's history.
- João Pedro Estanek Coelho — 3×3 single 13.60: into the top 19.7% 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 21.1% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Lima da Silva — Skewb single 5.38: into the top 21.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 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 Gonçalves
- 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.