Competitions · Brazil
Rio Exxcube Open 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro · 19 September 2026 · 9 events · 27 competitors · 33 personal bests
Gustavo Dias Dullens won two of the nine events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento by 0.01 seconds. 27 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Francisco Gaspar Dieguez took a 3×3 single of 40.73 down to 15.04, 63 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Gustavo Dias Dullens | 8.25 | 8.64 |
| 2×2 | Mariana Castro Gonçalves | 2.40 | 3.13 |
| 4×4 | Gustavo Dias Dullens | 31.59 | 33.44 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello | 13.72 | 16.51 |
| Clock | Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento | 6.51 | 7.24 |
| Megaminx | Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello | 55.90 | 59.81 |
| Pyraminx | Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento | 3.17 | 3.90 |
| Skewb | Eduardo Ribeiro Strauch | 2.57 | 3.29 |
| Square-1 | Henrique Soares de Almeida | 9.82 | 12.68 |
The PB harvest
33 set · 21 still standing- Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento — Pyraminx single 2.94: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento — 2×2 single 1.91: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Samuel Katsuo Yamamoto Amaral — 3×3 single 10.18: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Eduardo Ribeiro Strauch — 3×3 single 10.37: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello — 4×4 single 41.23: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
- António Albino — Clock single 7.69: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
- Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento — Skewb single 4.44: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Henrique Soares de Almeida — 4×4 single 44.98: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
27 competitors · 208 results · 9 events.
Everyone who competed
27 competitors- António Albino
- Daniel Lencastre de Souza Quintão
- Eduardo Ribeiro Strauch
- Felipe Evangelista Cerqueira de Mello
- Francisco Gaspar Dieguez
- Gabriel Corrêa Pacheco
- Gabriel Sargeiro Gomes de Mello
- Gustavo Bortone Cardoso Perestrello Feijó
- Gustavo Dias Dullens
- Henrique Coelho
- Henrique Soares de Almeida
- Isar Carvalho Vasconcelos
- João Marins Ritto
- Joaquim Antunes Maciel Teixeira
- Leonam dos Santos Bitencourt de Oliveira
- Lucas Gaspar Leite
- Lucca Carone Marinho de Azevedo
- Luiz Henrique Santana Lahora Martins
- Luiz Tacarijú da Rocha de Paula
- Mariana Castro Gonçalves
- Mateus Thomaz da Silva
- Paula Castro
- Pedro Henrique Maciel Ceccopieri Belo (陈昊然)
- Pedro Henrique Tesch
- Samuel Katsuo Yamamoto Amaral
- Samuel Rodrigues Gonçalves do Nascimento
- Victor Rampinelli Villar de Medeiros
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.