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Ó Paí Open 2016

Salvador, Bahia · 3 December 2016 · 13 events · 45 competitors · 60 personal bests

Daniel Sheppard won nine of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Enzo Mattos by 0.44 seconds. 45 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lucas Daniel took a 2×2 single of 11.34 down to 3.42, 70 percent better in one day.

Nine wins
Daniel Sheppard — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.44s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Enzo Mattos over Daniel Sheppard
60
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Sheppard9.3810.62
2×2Daniel Sheppard2.502.89
4×4Daniel Sheppard38.7040.45
5×5Daniel Sheppard1:08.471:13.33
6×6Daniel Sheppard2:17.112:26.26
7×7Marjorie Nunes3:23.553:35.49
3×3 blindfoldedAndrey Conceição4:53.025:20.04
3×3 one-handedEnzo Mattos16.6720.59
MegaminxDaniel Sheppard1:03.591:09.44
PyraminxDaniel Sheppard4.035.17
SkewbDaniel Sheppard4.307.19
Square-1Daniel Sheppard16.7218.36
3×3 with feetEnzo Mattos1:34.021:59.77

The PB harvest

60 set · 7 still standing

First-timers

24 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

45 competitors · 241 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. Daniel Sheppard won it with a 10.62 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.