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Opentrópolis CEFET 2026

Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro · 14 March 2026 · 13 events · 42 competitors · 71 personal bests

Caio Hideaki Sato won six of the 13 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kaique de Oliveira Neves by 0.09 seconds. 42 competitors produced 71 personal bests, 52 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Caio Hideaki Sato set the 4×4 average national record: 24.28.

Six wins
Caio Hideaki Sato — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Kaique de Oliveira Neves over Caio Hideaki Sato
71
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Caio Hideaki Sato5.176.34
2×2Kaique de Oliveira Neves1.682.08
4×4Caio Hideaki Sato25.4628.70
5×5Caio Hideaki Sato44.9550.60
6×6Lucas Ichiro Yunomae1:43.151:50.95
7×7Lucas Ichiro Yunomae2:41.422:42.16
3×3 blindfoldedCarlos Augusto Gianesi Seller41.9249.47
3×3 Fewest MovesPedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然)29 moves
3×3 one-handedCaio Hideaki Sato9.5110.93
ClockKaique de Oliveira Neves4.144.42
MegaminxCaio Hideaki Sato37.9438.85
PyraminxCaio Hideaki Sato2.233.21
SkewbEduardo Ribeiro Strauch2.943.24

The PB harvest

71 set · 52 still standing

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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

42 competitors · 372 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. Caio Hideaki Sato won it with a 6.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

42 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.