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Twists & Turns SFRAA 2026

Falagueira-Venda Nova, Amadora · 28 March 2026 · 6 events · 47 competitors · 34 personal bests

Taj Bressert won two of the six events (4×4, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes by 0.01 seconds. 47 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Pedro Azevedo set the Megaminx single national record: 36.98.

Two wins
Taj Bressert — 4×4, Skewb
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes over Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Afonso Carapeto7.878.78
2×2Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes1.952.79
4×4Taj Bressert30.6634.75
MegaminxPedro Azevedo36.9840.15
SkewbTaj Bressert1.482.26
Square-1Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro9.5910.72

The PB harvest

34 set · 17 still standing

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 216 results · 6 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. Afonso Carapeto won it with a 8.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

47 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.