Competitions · Portugal
Mina de Água NxN 2026
Mina de Água · 30 May 2026 · 6 events · 37 competitors · 56 personal bests
Tiago Morais won two of the six events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes by 0.21 seconds. 37 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Xingyu Zhu (朱星宇) | 7.68 | 8.16 |
| 2×2 | Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes | 1.47 | 2.08 |
| 4×4 | Tiago Morais | 24.48 | 27.88 |
| 5×5 | Tiago Morais | 48.74 | 53.83 |
| 6×6 | Tomás Freire | 1:33.69 | 1:37.32 |
| 7×7 | Tomás Freire | 2:14.37 | 2:19.71 |
The PB harvest
56 set · 45 still standing- Fausto Claro da Fonte — 2×2 single 1.57: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Tiago Morais — 7×7 single 2:25.31: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes — 4×4 single 31.07: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Anton Duchesne — 2×2 single 1.96: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Paulo Alberto Zambo Manuel — 3×3 single 8.90: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
- Maksym Hishchak — 3×3 single 9.14: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes — 5×5 single 1:03.44: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
- Anton Duchesne — 3×3 single 10.18: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
37 competitors · 215 results · 6 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. Xingyu Zhu (朱星宇) won it with a 8.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B R' U' R2 U' B D L' F U' B' R2 L2 B' L2 F' U2 B U2 - 2
U B2 L2 F2 L2 D B2 L F' R U' B' F2 L U F' R D2 - 3
R2 F2 U2 R2 F2 R2 U B2 R2 F R D L' B' U R U' B2 R2 U' - 4
D F D' F2 U2 R2 F' R2 F' U2 F' D2 L' B' U L2 R D' U' - 5
U' F2 D R2 F2 L2 R2 D F2 B R' D' R D L D U F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
37 competitors- Afonso Carapeto
- Annika Sandahl
- Anton Duchesne
- Astrid Lacotte
- Beatriz Paulo
- Beatriz Sofia Andrade Fernandes
- Carlos Guerreiro
- Diogo Correia
- Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro
- Eduardo Pires
- Ege Erol
- Fabricio Vidal da Costa Junior
- Fausto Claro da Fonte
- Filipe David Amado Mendes
- Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes
- Gonçalo Guerreiro
- Harry Kane Sandahl
- Helena Levier
- Inês Agostinho Morgado Melo
- João Jotta
- João Pedro Paias Pardal
- José Maria Morgado Melo Gomes da Costa
- Kiary Roque Russo
- Lara Sofia Pedrosa Assunção
- Maksym Hishchak
- Mergen Gu (顾檬羿)
- Miguel Cabrita
- Miguel Gaspar Faria Maia
- Paulo Alberto Zambo Manuel
- Rodrigo Queiroz Teixeira
- Simão Fradinho
- Taj Bressert
- Tiago Morais
- Tomás Freire
- Vasco da Veiga Teixeira
- Vasco Vasconcelos
- Xingyu Zhu (朱星宇)
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.