Competitions · Brazil
NC ao Cubo 2026
Serra, Espírito Santo · 27 June 2026 · 13 events · 42 competitors · 66 personal bests
Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves won eight of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 6×6) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves by 0.13 seconds. 42 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 54 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Rodrigo Araujo do Carmo took a Skewb single of 16.14 down to 8.83, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 7.38 | 10.12 |
| 2×2 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 1.92 | 2.25 |
| 4×4 | Maysa Santos Cozer | 35.12 | 39.03 |
| 5×5 | Maysa Santos Cozer | 1:02.07 | 1:08.67 |
| 6×6 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 2:21.80 | 2:27.67 |
| 7×7 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 3:48.28 | 4:04.74 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 1:49.37 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 14.92 | 17.08 |
| Clock | Mariana Castro | 5.44 | 6.54 |
| Megaminx | Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas | 49.08 | 59.52 |
| Pyraminx | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 2.55 | 3.57 |
| Skewb | Mariana Castro | 3.17 | 4.00 |
| Square-1 | Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves | 19.03 | 21.00 |
The PB harvest
66 set · 54 still standing- Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves — Pyraminx single 2.55: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Isaac Rafael Oliveira Soares — Pyraminx single 2.67: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Samir Oliveira Ramos dos Santos — Skewb single 2.74: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
- Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves — Skewb single 2.94: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves — 4×4 single 34.37: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Miguel Duarte Teixeira Coelho — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves — Megaminx single 58.67: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
- Maysa Santos Cozer — Megaminx single 1:04.06: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
42 competitors · 314 results · 13 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. Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves won it with a 10.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R' B R2 F2 L2 D2 L2 U B2 D' B' L' F2 D2 R2 F2 D' B2 L - 2
B2 D2 L B2 R B2 F2 L' R' B D B F2 L R2 D2 R F' D - 3
F2 D' F2 D2 F2 R2 F2 D R' F2 D' L2 U2 F R D F' L' B2 - 4
F' U D2 L B2 R2 B2 L F2 U2 B' R' D U B R F' U F2 - 5
U F' D2 B L2 B' R' U' L2 U' R2 U D' L2 F2 B U' F2 R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Alessandro Peters Kinaake
- Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas
- Arthur De Assis Lemos Oliveira
- Breno Santos Zambelli de Almeida
- Davi Fonseca Costa
- Davi Galdino de Deus
- Davi Nunes Quintas
- Diogo Antônio Nienke Batista
- Emanuele Trancoso Gonçalves
- Guilherme Amorim de Carvalho Guimarães
- Guilherme Arariba Cunha
- Gustavo da Silva Schuwans
- Isaac Rafael Oliveira Soares
- Isabela Martins Frechiani de Oliveira
- João Pedro Menezes dos Santos
- Jocimar Rangel da Silva
- Karinna Ramos Almeida
- Kauã Soares da Silva
- Kawã Franklin Rodrigues Ferreira
- Lérisson de Souza Almeida
- Lidiane Silva Oaschi
- Lucas Rossimann Rodrigues
- Lusiane Gaspar Peters
- Marcelo Haüptli Gessner
- Marcos Hauptli Gessner
- Mariana Castro
- Matheus Silva Ferreira
- Maurício Borges Silva
- Maysa Santos Cozer
- Miguel Duarte Teixeira Coelho
- Miguel Rosario Schultz
- Rafael Hiroshi Eguchi Neves
- Ramon Peters Kinaake
- Rodrigo Araujo do Carmo
- Rykelmy Fernandes Serpa
- Samir Oliveira Ramos dos Santos
- Tobias Rodolfo Gessner
- Valfrido Torres Quintanilha Netto
- Victor Farles Cavalcante Alves
- Victor Lima Laurindo
- Viviane Ferreira Hauptli Gessner
- Wesley Teodoro Pereira
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.