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Paraty Open 2026

Paraty, Rio de Janeiro · 10 January 2026 · 13 events · 35 competitors · 48 personal bests

Caio Hideaki Sato won eight of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Caio Hideaki Sato by 0.36 seconds. 35 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Caio Hideaki Sato set the 4×4 single national record: 19.65.

Eight wins
Caio Hideaki Sato — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.36s
closest final — Skewb, Caio Hideaki Sato over Mariana Castro
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Caio Hideaki Sato5.666.28
2×2Caio Hideaki Sato2.102.80
4×4Caio Hideaki Sato19.6526.93
5×5Caio Hideaki Sato47.0449.57
6×6Lucas Ichiro Yunomae1:37.771:42.18
3×3 blindfoldedCarlos Augusto Gianesi Seller1:03.52
3×3 Fewest MovesAugusto Rosa Esteves36 moves
3×3 one-handedCaio Hideaki Sato8.9010.44
ClockPedro Lima Fernandes4.384.82
MegaminxCaio Hideaki Sato37.3241.37
PyraminxCaio Hideaki Sato2.273.26
SkewbCaio Hideaki Sato3.143.66
Square-1Mariana Castro13.8220.04

The PB harvest

48 set · 21 still standing

First-timers

Five 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

35 competitors · 388 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 6.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.