Competitions · Brazil

Itapeva 2026

Itapeva, São Paulo · 24 January 2026 · 15 events · 36 competitors · 39 personal bests

Caio Hideaki Sato won eight of the 15 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Caio Hideaki Sato by 0.26 seconds. 36 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Marcos Ferreira Semolini set the 5×5 blindfolded average national record: 7:10.97.

Eight wins

Caio Hideaki Sato — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx

0.26s

closest final — 3×3, Caio Hideaki Sato over Frederico Canal Gomes

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Caio Hideaki Sato	5.50	6.97
2×2	Caio Hideaki Sato	1.53	1.97
4×4	Caio Hideaki Sato	21.76	24.61
5×5	Caio Hideaki Sato	48.03	49.86
6×6	Caio Hideaki Sato	1:40.66	1:48.58
7×7	Lucas Ichiro Yunomae	2:30.03	2:36.39
3×3 blindfolded	Marcos Ferreira Semolini	23.79	24.90
3×3 one-handed	Caio Hideaki Sato	8.31	9.59
Clock	Luiz Fernando Santos de Sousa	5.13	5.93
Megaminx	Caio Hideaki Sato	35.79	38.09
Pyraminx	Caio Hideaki Sato	1.73	3.30
Square-1	Frederico Canal Gomes	7.98	9.03
4×4 blindfolded	Marcos Ferreira Semolini	2:27.14	—
5×5 blindfolded	Marcos Ferreira Semolini	7:00.68	7:10.97
3×3 Multi-Blind	Marcos Ferreira Semolini	37 of 42 cubes · 58:19	—

The PB harvest

39 set · 26 still standing

Frederico Canal Gomes — 3×3 single 4.62: into the top 0.058% of the event's history.
Frederico Canal Gomes — 5×5 single 45.25: into the top 0.72% of the event's history.
Gabriel Vasconcellos Zavrisko dos Santos — 7×7 single 2:34.93: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Gabriel Vasconcellos Zavrisko dos Santos — Pyraminx single 3.30: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Frederico Canal Gomes — 3×3 blindfolded single 48.08: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
Beatriz Hernandes Bernardes — 3×3 blindfolded single 48.72: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
Anuar Miguel Abib Onofre — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 13 of 13 cubes · 54:50: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Guilherme Eduardo Silva Batalhoti — 3×3 single 11.51: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

36 competitors · 268 results · 15 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. Caio Hideaki Sato won it with a 6.97 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1U B2 R D F' D' F B L D' B2 U2 B2 L' B2 L2 F2 R' D2
2D R D2 R' F2 D' F L' D' B R B U2 B' D
3R' B2 R D2 F2 L D2 R' D' B R F' L B R F' D L2 B'
4B L F' U2 R L U F' R D L2 U L2 B2 U2 L2 U' D2 F2
5U2 L R2 D B2 R2 D U R D R' B2 F' R' B2 F' D

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 competitors

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.