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UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025

São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo · 13 December 2025 · 15 events · 46 competitors · 65 personal bests

Caio Hideaki Sato won eight of the 15 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Caio Hideaki Sato by 0.73 seconds. 46 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Matheus Seiji Mizuhira took a Square-1 single of 1:25.95 down to 43.24, 50 percent better in one day.

Eight wins
Caio Hideaki Sato — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.73s
closest final — 5×5, Caio Hideaki Sato over Lucas Ichiro Yunomae
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Caio Hideaki Sato5.746.23
2×2Caio Hideaki Sato1.232.20
4×4Caio Hideaki Sato22.3026.77
5×5Caio Hideaki Sato47.6156.61
6×6Lucas Ichiro Yunomae1:43.541:48.45
7×7Lucas Ichiro Yunomae2:24.712:41.59
3×3 blindfoldedCarlos Augusto Gianesi Seller50.52
3×3 one-handedCaio Hideaki Sato9.379.77
ClockCaio Hideaki Sato5.816.51
MegaminxMariane Martins dos Santos39.4943.44
PyraminxCaio Hideaki Sato1.933.08
SkewbCaio Hideaki Sato2.443.09
Square-1Lucas Ichiro Yunomae20.6522.41
4×4 blindfoldedLucas Ichiro Yunomae5:55.60
3×3 Multi-BlindCarlos Augusto Gianesi Seller9 of 11 cubes · 55:02

The PB harvest

65 set · 35 still standing

First-timers

21 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

46 competitors · 302 results · 15 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. Caio Hideaki Sato won it with a 6.23 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

46 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.