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Paraíso Open 2017

Santarém, Pará · 26 May 2017 · 10 events · 26 competitors · 18 personal bests

Gustavo Penaforte Brito won six of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Gustavo Penaforte Brito by 2.08 seconds. 26 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Davi de Andrade Iácono set the Skewb average national record: 4.62.

Six wins
Gustavo Penaforte Brito — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
2.08s
closest final — Square-1, Gustavo Penaforte Brito over Fabio Bini Graciose
18
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Gustavo Penaforte Brito9.8911.44
2×2Gustavo Penaforte Brito1.952.81
4×4Gustavo Penaforte Brito45.5747.89
5×5Gustavo Penaforte Brito1:43.221:47.14
3×3 blindfoldedRafael de Andrade Cinoto3:42.174:30.70
3×3 one-handedGustavo Penaforte Brito17.1123.71
MegaminxFabio Bini Graciose2:18.112:34.34
PyraminxFabio Bini Graciose7.339.37
SkewbDavi de Andrade Iácono4.095.14
Square-1Gustavo Penaforte Brito25.2732.54

The PB harvest

18 set · 11 still standing

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

26 competitors · 150 results · 10 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. Gustavo Penaforte Brito won it with a 11.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

26 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.