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Manaus Plaza Open II 2017

Manaus, Amazonas · 21 October 2017 · 11 events · 34 competitors · 49 personal bests

Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva won six of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva by 0.62 seconds. 34 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Davi de Andrade Iácono set the Skewb single continental record: 1.46.

Six wins
Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.62s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva over Renan Gonçalves Melo
49
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva9.4611.35
2×2Renan Gonçalves Melo2.953.29
4×4Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva32.4738.15
5×5Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva1:32.301:44.04
3×3 blindfoldedRafael de Andrade Cinoto3:46.324:46.64
3×3 one-handedAntonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva15.5117.30
MegaminxJeferson Alexandre Queiroz Santana1:01.541:07.70
PyraminxAntonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva3.494.44
SkewbDavi de Andrade Iácono2.724.10
Square-1Antonio Gabriel Freitas da Silva9.1311.83
3×3 with feetRafael de Andrade Cinoto45.8550.28

The PB harvest

49 set · 17 still standing

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

34 competitors · 193 results · 11 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 11.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

34 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.