Competitions · Brazil
Sant'Anna Open Araruama 2025
Araruama, Rio de Janeiro · 17 May 2025 · 10 events · 19 competitors · 18 personal bests
Kaique de Oliveira Neves won nine of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mariana Castro by 0.02 seconds. 19 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Carolina Poyares Pires took a 4×4 single of 3:05.18 down to 1:06.87, 64 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 6.84 | 7.54 |
| 2×2 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 1.67 | 2.24 |
| 4×4 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 32.41 | 40.55 |
| 5×5 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 1:18.69 | 1:21.97 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 16.45 | 18.80 |
| Clock | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 4.05 | 5.10 |
| Megaminx | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 50.84 | 57.43 |
| Pyraminx | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 1.98 | 3.49 |
| Skewb | Mariana Castro | 3.68 | 4.65 |
| Square-1 | Kaique de Oliveira Neves | 11.17 | 14.49 |
The PB harvest
18 set · 8 still standing- Carlos Augusto Gianesi Seller — 3×3 single 7.68: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Mariana Castro — Clock single 3.98: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Bento Bond Freitas Barros — Square-1 single 15.67: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
- Gustavo Lima de Souza — 2×2 single 3.49: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
- Daniel dos Passos de Castro — 2×2 single 4.28: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
- Daniel dos Passos de Castro — Megaminx single 1:41.74: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
- João Pedro Estanek Coelho — 4×4 single 1:06.20: into the top 43.1% of the event's history.
- Pâmela Neves — Clock single 20.09: into the top 64.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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
19 competitors · 170 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. Kaique de Oliveira Neves won it with a 7.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L B' L B' R2 B' U F L2 U2 F' D2 R2 D2 F L2 B2 U' - 2
R' U' L' D R2 F2 D R2 B F' D' B' F2 L2 R D - 3
B' L2 U2 B L2 U2 B F2 L2 D2 U' F D L D' U R B' D L' - 4
F' D' F2 D2 R2 F2 D F2 U' B F' D L2 F U R' B2 R' F' - 5
D2 B2 R2 F U2 B' R2 F2 L2 U L' R2 F U2 B L R D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
19 competitors- Beatriz dos Passos de Castro
- Bento Bond Freitas Barros
- Bruno da Silva Neves
- Carlos Augusto Gianesi Seller
- Carolina Poyares Pires
- Daniel dos Passos de Castro
- Daniel Lencastre de Souza Quintão
- Eduardo Ribeiro Strauch
- Gustavo Lima de Souza
- Henrique Coelho
- João Pedro Estanek Coelho
- Kaique de Oliveira Neves
- Luiggi Vicent dos Santos
- Mariana Castro
- Pâmela Neves
- Paula Castro
- Tatiana dos Santos Ribeiro Strauch
- Tiago Santos Silva
- Vitor Naum Christoff Antunes
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.