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Soares Herdy Open 2024

São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro · 27 April 2024 · 9 events · 21 competitors · 25 personal bests

Kaique de Oliveira Neves won seven of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Kaique de Oliveira Neves by 0.19 seconds. 21 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

João Vitor Siqueira Pacheco took a Square-1 single of 25.51 down to 17.34, 32 percent better in one day.

Seven wins
Kaique de Oliveira Neves — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.19s
closest final — Pyraminx, Kaique de Oliveira Neves over Emanuel Victor Araújo dos Santos
25
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kaique de Oliveira Neves8.208.62
2×2Kaique de Oliveira Neves1.621.94
4×4Kaique de Oliveira Neves34.2843.47
3×3 one-handedKaique de Oliveira Neves13.4216.06
ClockKaique de Oliveira Neves4.565.65
MegaminxJônatas Tavares Andrade50.6655.49
PyraminxKaique de Oliveira Neves2.133.93
SkewbJonathan Pires Medeiros2.833.91
Square-1Kaique de Oliveira Neves18.6821.38

The PB harvest

25 set · 8 still standing

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

21 competitors · 182 results · 9 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 8.62 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

21 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.