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Manaus Plaza Open 2016

Manaus, Amazonas · 3 September 2016 · 10 events · 38 competitors · 34 personal bests

Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva won seven of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva by 0.12 seconds. 38 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Renan Gonçalves Melo took a 2×2 single of 3.73 down to 1.44, 61 percent better in one day.

Seven wins
Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.12s
closest final — 2×2, Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva over Renan Gonçalves Melo
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva9.7111.47
2×2Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva2.813.35
4×4Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva41.2844.85
5×5Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva1:44.421:58.91
3×3 blindfoldedRafael Werneck Cinoto3:32.18
3×3 one-handedRenan Gonçalves Melo19.3524.80
MegaminxGabriel Silva dos Santos2:00.432:18.27
PyraminxAntonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva5.136.06
SkewbAntonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva3.855.88
Square-1Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva12.4217.71

The PB harvest

34 set · 14 still standing

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

38 competitors · 171 results · 10 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. Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva won it with a 11.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

38 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.