Competitions · Brazil
VII Recife Open 2026
Recife, Pernambuco · 17 January 2026 · 9 events · 42 competitors · 55 personal bests
Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves won seven of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves by 0.43 seconds. 42 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 54 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Morôni Victor Simões Santos took a Skewb single of 16.01 down to 7.12, 56 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves | 6.19 | 7.48 |
| 2×2 | Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves | 1.52 | 2.64 |
| 4×4 | Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves | 28.28 | 30.82 |
| 5×5 | Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves | 59.49 | 1:05.11 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Celso Reis Vasconcelos Landim | 38.00 | — |
| Clock | Isaac Luiz Oliveira Duarte Barbosa | 9.58 | 10.66 |
| Megaminx | Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves | 45.01 | 49.00 |
| Skewb | Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves | 4.36 | 4.54 |
| Square-1 | Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves | 8.88 | 11.37 |
The PB harvest
55 set · 54 still standing- Marcela Luna de Albuquerque — 3×3 single 7.28: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves — 4×4 single 28.28: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Celso Reis Vasconcelos Landim — 3×3 single 7.79: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves — Megaminx single 45.01: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Isaac Luiz Oliveira Duarte Barbosa — 2×2 single 1.91: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Isaac Luiz Oliveira Duarte Barbosa — 3×3 single 8.85: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Levy Fernandes Pereira — 3×3 single 9.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves — 5×5 single 59.49: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
42 competitors · 251 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. Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves won it with a 7.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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L2 U2 B' L2 D' B2 U F' U B2 L B2 L2 B2 L F2 U2 L U2 - 2
B L' F U2 F2 R2 D U L2 F2 U2 R' B F2 D' R U' R' - 3
U R F2 D' L' D B' U L2 D' F2 U2 F2 D2 L2 F2 D2 F' L - 4
F' D' B' L F2 D2 B2 D2 L2 B2 D B' L2 F R2 F L D2 - 5
U B2 L2 U R2 U F2 U2 F' D B2 L' B' R2 U R' D R' F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Adelson Francisco Pereira Filho
- Adônis Rodrigues de Melo
- Allan José Vasconcelos Gremaud
- Alycia Maria Alves de Lima Barbosa
- Ana Karoliny Ramalho de Melo
- Arthur Pontes Ferreira
- Arthur Vinicios Medeiros Alves
- Celso Reis Vasconcelos Landim
- Claudio José Neves Baptista Neto
- Daniel Gomes Virginio de Melo
- Daniel Silva Oliveira de Santana
- Eduardo Feitosa Filho
- Eliel da Silva
- Emily Glória Barbosa Lima
- Fabrício Pedrosa Gomes de Oliveira
- Gabriel J. Moura
- Guilherme Gonçalves Tavares
- Guilherme Lira de Melo Ferreira
- Guilherme Simões Leal
- Gustavo Ramon Mendes Nascimento
- Igor Kauã Gomes da Silva
- Isaac Luiz Oliveira Duarte Barbosa
- Ítalo Felipe dos Santos Andrade
- João Vinícius Santos
- José Augusto Almeida da Silva
- José Eduardo Araújo da Cruz
- Kauã Lucca de Fonseca Passos
- Levi Pedro Lins Pinheiro
- Levy Fernandes Pereira
- Lucas Danilo da Silva Viana
- Lucca da Silveira Dutra
- Luiz Guilherme Marques Galvão Souza
- Marcela Luna de Albuquerque
- Matheus Vinicius Santiago Cabral
- Morôni Victor Simões Santos
- Nicollas Valentim Rodrigues Lima
- Pedro Cunha Mendes de Lima
- Samuel Simões de Souza Filho
- Soll Vaz Sonoda
- Tacio Anthony Vilela da Silva Souza
- Thales Levi Correia de Menezes Barbosa
- Willian Natan de Almeida
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.