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Poções 2018

Poções, Bahia · 13 January 2018 · 14 events · 23 competitors · 49 personal bests

João Pedro dos Santos Costa won four of the 14 events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by João Pedro dos Santos Costa by 0.18 seconds. 23 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

João Vinícius Santos took a 3×3 with feet single of 3:18.54 down to 1:22.50, 58 percent better in one day.

Four wins
João Pedro dos Santos Costa — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.18s
closest final — 3×3, João Pedro dos Santos Costa over Bruno Fonsêca Coelho Lima
49
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3João Pedro dos Santos Costa10.0011.46
2×2João Pedro dos Santos Costa1.373.55
4×4Marjorie Nunes36.1739.03
5×5Marjorie Nunes1:01.921:06.97
6×6Marjorie Nunes1:56.312:00.65
7×7Marjorie Nunes2:43.432:47.15
3×3 blindfoldedFabio De'Rose1:10.661:48.40
3×3 Fewest MovesAndrey Conceição32 moves
3×3 one-handedJoão Pedro dos Santos Costa16.4518.45
MegaminxJoão Pedro dos Santos Costa1:03.861:09.45
PyraminxJoão Vinícius Santos3.756.46
SkewbJoão Vinícius Santos3.554.43
Square-1Bruno Fonsêca Coelho Lima16.3023.16
3×3 with feetGabriel Bergue1:01.621:11.57

The PB harvest

49 set · 11 still standing

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

23 competitors · 223 results · 14 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. João Pedro dos Santos Costa won it with a 11.46 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

23 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.