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Competitions · Brazil

Saideira Brasília 2023

Brasília, Distrito Federal · 29 December 2023 · 10 events · 38 competitors · 50 personal bests

Marlon de V. Marques won three of the ten events (3×3 blindfolded, Square-1, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by João Victtor Rocha Leite by 0.05 seconds. 38 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Arthur Alves Neiva Castro took a Square-1 single of 59.48 down to 25.50, 57 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Marlon de V. Marques — 3×3 blindfolded, Square-1, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.05s
closest final — 3×3, João Victtor Rocha Leite over Leonardo Sarkis Leite
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3João Victtor Rocha Leite8.249.41
2×2Luan Gomes de Almeida Araújo3.133.65
4×4Luan Gomes de Almeida Araújo44.2445.52
5×5Bárbara Guerra1:30.421:31.52
3×3 blindfoldedMarlon de V. Marques1:16.28
3×3 one-handedJoão Victtor Rocha Leite14.4115.79
ClockHeron Sato6.508.08
PyraminxGabriel Dias Souza dos Santos3.164.21
Square-1Marlon de V. Marques11.9518.30
3×3 Multi-BlindMarlon de V. Marques17 of 19 cubes · 57:47

The PB harvest

50 set · 21 still standing

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

38 competitors · 238 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. João Victtor Rocha Leite won it with a 9.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

38 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.