Competitions · Brazil
Niterói PUD Open 2026
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro · 18 July 2026 · 8 events · 34 competitors · 36 personal bests
Kaique de Oliveira Neves won three of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Clock) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然) by 0.09 seconds. 34 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Henrique Soares de Almeida took a 2×2 single of 6.60 down to 3.77, 43 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 7.12 | 7.59 |
| 2×2 | Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然) | 2.24 | 3.22 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 14.84 | 17.00 |
| Clock | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 3.88 | 4.10 |
| Megaminx | Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello | 51.49 | 53.26 |
| Pyraminx | Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Souza Barcelos | 2.98 | 4.45 |
| Skewb | Mariana Castro | 2.94 | 3.77 |
| Square-1 | Henrique Soares de Almeida | 8.06 | 9.82 |
The PB harvest
36 set · 33 still standing- Henrique Soares de Almeida — Square-1 single 8.06: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas — Megaminx single 45.98: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Kaique de Oliveira Neves — Square-1 single 8.34: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Souza Barcelos — Clock single 5.03: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Pedro Henrique Tesch — 3×3 single 9.18: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
- Pedro Henrique Tesch — 3×3 one-handed single 14.08: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Souza Barcelos — Megaminx single 55.86: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
- Henrique Soares de Almeida — 3×3 single 10.90: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
34 competitors · 176 results · 8 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. Kaique de Oliveira Neves won it with a 7.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 B L' F D2 L2 F' L2 R2 B2 U2 R F' L2 D' U' L2 F D' - 2
F2 U' B2 R2 F D' F D' F R L2 D2 B2 U2 F' B' R2 U2 - 3
R' U2 R D2 L2 B2 D2 B2 D2 R D B2 L2 B' U F' L' U2 L' R - 4
U2 R' B2 L2 D L2 R2 U' L2 D B2 D2 B R' F R' F2 L B - 5
R' L2 F2 R' L2 B U R U B2 U' F2 U2 R2 B2 R2 F L' F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
34 competitors- André Vinícius da Silva Rieger
- Antônio Soares de Almeida
- Arthur Braum Coelho Freitas
- Arthur Cardoso de Oliveira
- Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Souza Barcelos
- Cecília Barrozo Spitz
- Daniel Lencastre de Souza Quintão
- Davi Albuquerque Rocha
- Davi Barbosa Araujo
- Davi Machado Lizarbe
- Enzo Matheus de Carvalho Monteiro
- Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello
- Gustavo Bortone Cardoso Perestrello Feijó
- Gustavo Dias Dullens
- Henrique Soares de Almeida
- Israel Machado Soares
- João Pedro Estanek Coelho
- Jônatas Tavares Andrade
- José Roberto Silva de Deus Amaral
- Kaique de Oliveira Neves
- Leonardo Carvalho Feitosa
- Lorena Loureiro Dias de Araujo
- Luiz Tacarijú da Rocha de Paula
- Mariana Castro
- Paula Castro
- Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然)
- Pedro Henrique Tesch
- Pedro Lucas Gonçalves Benedito
- Pietro Cardoso Kuchinski
- Raphael Pereira Carrilho
- Safira Silvino Fernandes Cunha
- Samuel Capanema Gloria
- Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento
- Wallace Romão dos Santos de Souza
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.