Mini Blind Canelas 2025

Pedro Azevedo produced a flawless individual performance at Mini Blind Canelas 2025, topping the standings across all three blindfolded categories to secure three individual victories in a single day. The specialized gathering took place on December 14, 2025, at the Associação Desportiva e Cultural Santa Isabel in Canelas, Porto, Portugal. With eight competitors gathering for three rounds of intense concentration, the weekend saw Portuguese solvers claim every single podium place available, taking all nine top-three positions contested throughout the schedule.

Solving complex puzzles without sight demands rigorous memorisation and absolute spatial accuracy. The standard 3x3x3 Blindfolded discipline drew all eight contenders into action, each seeking to master the classic Rubik's Cube while deprived of vision. Azevedo set the benchmark for the field by posting a winning average of 1:32.29 and registering the best single time of the competition at 1:14.27. His control through the solve phase earned him top honours in the main bracket.

The 3x3 results confirmed Portugal's total dominance across the podium positions. Eduardo Pires took second place with a single time of 2:09.30, while David Martins claimed third place on the strength of a 2:13.83 single solve. António Gomes followed with a 3:18.40 single mark, while Rui Alexandre Reis Lopes registered a single time of 4:21.92. Salvador Moreira Leal e Henriques Coelho and Bernardo Leite da Cunha also took to the stations to test their memorisation against the clock in the eight-person lineup.

Beyond the fight for top rankings, the gathering served as a stage for personal milestones that the broader results table often leaves hidden. In a demanding discipline where every blindfolded attempt carries significant risk, João Larouca took on his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Blindfolded, logging a single mark of 3:49.18 to earn a 5th-place finish. Salvador Moreira Leal e Henriques Coelho also stepped up to the tables for his sole event of the weekend, battling through the complex sequences to post a best finish of 7th in 3x3x3 Blindfolded.

The complexity multiplied substantially as solvers turned their attention to the 4x4x4 Blindfolded round. Managing larger NxN puzzles blindfolded requires tracking numerous interior centers and edge wings alongside standard corner permutations. Five competitors took on the grueling challenge at Mini Blind Canelas 2025. Azevedo once again demonstrated command over the cube, securing first place on the podium with a winning single time of 7:23.15, distancing himself from the rest of the field.

The 4x4x4 Blindfolded round delivered significant history beyond Azevedo's victory, highlighted by an exceptional breakthrough performance from António Gomes. Gomes secured second place overall with a single of 15:32.00, and completed all three solves to register a national record average of 17:17.00 for Portugal. Eduardo Pires joined them on the podium in third position, posting a successful single effort of 15:44.00 to ensure another Portuguese sweep of the top placements.

The ultimate test of endurance concluded the schedule with the 5x5x5 Blindfolded event, bringing four solvers to the stage for a true marathon of memorisation and execution. Azevedo completed his triple-crown sweep of the competition by logging a winning single time of 22:50.00. Martins secured the runner-up spot with an official single of 28:18.00, while Gomes completed the podium in third place with a time of 31:46.00, locking up the final medal positions of the afternoon.

The intensive one-day cubing competition demonstrated the depth of the local blindfolded scene in the Porto district. Dedicated speedcubing meets focusing exclusively on blindfolded disciplines provide a crucial testing ground for technical memorisation methods and fingertrick precision. With nine podium positions swept entirely by home solvers and a national record average etched into the books, the action in Canelas offered a fitting showcase for high-level Portuguese speed cubing as competitors prepare for the next season.

From Azevedo's triple victory to Gomes setting a national standard on the 4x4x4 blindfold stage, Mini Blind Canelas 2025 provided a masterclass in concentration. The sanctioned WCA competition brought together an elite group of memory specialists who navigated large NxN layers without a single visual cue. Solvers and organizers closed out the 2025 schedule having established a high competitive benchmark across every contested blindfolded format.

Três eventos compuseram o programa exclusivo de resolução às cegas no Mini Blind Canelas 2025, disputado no dia 14 de dezembro de 2025 na Associação Desportiva e Cultural Santa Isabel. A jornada em Canelas, Porto, Portugal, reuniu oito competidores dedicados a uma das modalidades mais exigentes do speedcubing internacional, onde a memorização rigorosa e a execução precisa sem visão do puzzle decidem cada segundo na tabela de classificação.

Com veteranos experientes a regressar à sua melhor forma no cubo mágico, Pedro Azevedo assumiu o protagonismo absoluto ao vencer as três categorias do encontro. No 3x3x3 Blindfolded, uma prova que contou com oito participantes em ronda única, Pedro Azevedo garantiu o primeiro lugar ao registar uma média vitoriosa de 1:32.29 e a melhor marca individual com o tempo de 1:14.27.

A disputa pelo pódio no cubo 3x3x3 às cegas foi intensa entre os competidores portugueses. Eduardo Pires alcançou o segundo lugar ao assinalar a marca de 2:09.30, enquanto David Martins completou o trio de medalhados com a marca de 2:13.83. Mais atrás na classificação desta competição de cubos, António Gomes terminou com 3:18.40, seguido por João Larouca com 3:49.18 e Rui Alexandre Reis Lopes com 4:21.92.

O domínio de Pedro Azevedo prolongou-se aos puzzles de maior dimensão, vencendo o 4x4x4 Blindfolded com o tempo de 7:23.15 numa ronda que teve cinco concorrentes. Mesmo terminando com média incompleta de DNF, a marca singular isolou o atleta no topo da prova de quatro camadas vendada, consolidando uma exibição irrepreensível no Mini Blind Canelas 2025.

Ainda no 4x4x4 Blindfolded, António Gomes alcançou um marco desportivo relevante ao estabelecer um recorde nacional com a média de 17:17.00, fruto de tentativas consistentes e de um melhor tempo de 15:32.00, assegurando a medalha de prata. O terceiro lugar do pódio foi conquistado por Eduardo Pires com a marca individual de 15:44.00.

Para além das disputas pelos primeiros lugares, os desempenhos individuais trouxeram excelentes marcas que os resultados gerais não revelam à primeira vista. Rui Alexandre Reis Lopes competiu em 2 eventos e obteve a sua melhor classificação ao alcançar o 4.º lugar no 4x4x4 Blindfolded, estabelecendo um novo recorde pessoal de 20:27.00, superando em 15.8% o seu registo anterior de 24:18.00. Já Bernardo Leite da Cunha participou em 1 evento e garantiu o 7.º lugar no 3x3x3 Blindfolded.

A prova mais complexa da jornada, o 5x5x5 Blindfolded, colocou quatro competidores perante a tarefa de memorizar dezenas de peças antes da resolução vendada. Pedro Azevedo voltou a impor-se com o tempo vencedor de 22:50.00, completando uma tripla vitória notável perante os seus pares nacionais.

David Martins conquistou a segunda posição no 5x5x5 Blindfolded com a marca de 28:18.00, enquanto António Gomes completou o pódio ao fechar a sua tentativa com o tempo de 31:46.00. O desfecho reafirmou o nível técnico dos atletas lusos nesta exigente vertente do desporto.

Com todas as nove posições de pódio preenchidas por participantes de Portugal, a competição da WCA fechou o calendário competitivo com marcas expressivas e grande resiliência técnica. O evento Mini Blind Canelas 2025 confirmou a maturidade dos veteranos e a evolução constante dos especialistas de resolução às cegas para a próxima temporada.