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Moura Lacerda Open 2026

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February 28, 2026 – March 1, 2026Centro Universitário Moura Lacerda (Campus) · Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, BR31 people13 events

3x3x3 Cube podium

Gold
5.98 avg · 5.33 single
Silver
9.07 avg · 7.75 single
Bronze
10.43 avg · 9.99 single

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A written summary of Moura Lacerda Open 2026, generated from the official results on this page.

Memory Under Pressure Sparks Drama at Moura Lacerda Open 2026English

Inside the campus venue of Centro Universitário Moura Lacerda in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, the usual rapid clatter of plastic pieces routinely gave way to intense stillness. Over the weekend of February 28 to March 1, 2026, competitors stood before covered puzzles, waiting for the signal to inspect. Solving without sight demands complete mental immersion, requiring a competitor to commit an entire scrambled puzzle to memory before lowering a blindfold and turning the layers purely through spatial recall. In this high-stakes setting, any slight lapse in concentration means an unsolved cube and a lost attempt.

The 3x3x3 Blindfolded event gathered six contenders, but the decisive performance belonged to Lucas Ichiro Yunomae. Yunomae secured the victory with a single solve of 1:15.11, outpacing Rafael Carreiro Campos, who claimed second place with a time of 3:03.89. Gabriel Rodrigues Costa earned third place on the podium with a single effort of 3:45.43. While blindfolded solving inherently carries a high rate of unfinished averages across the board, the precision shown by the top finishers highlighted the deep focus required when tackling the classic Rubik's Cube without the benefit of visual feedback.

Beyond the memory tests, Caio Hideaki Sato put together a dominant showing across a vast spectrum of puzzles throughout the cubing competition. Sato claimed the top spot in nine different events, highlighted by the main 3x3x3 Cube contest, which drew thirty competitors across three rounds. Sato captured first place with a winning average of 5.98 seconds and a best single of 5.33, delivering the standout 3x3 results of the tournament. His consistency extended directly into the 2x2x2 Cube, where he took the win with a 2.08 average after posting a 1.11 single across two rounds of play.

Sato continued his sweep across both twisted and multifaceted puzzles. In 4x4x4 Cube, Sato won with an average of 26.22 seconds, and he secured the 5x5x5 Cube title with a 47.01 average ahead of Lucas Ichiro Yunomae at 56.76 and Rafael Carreiro Campos at 1:07.65. In the one-handed division, Sato mastered the 3x3x3 One-Handed event with a 9.22 average. Turning to side events, he won Pyraminx with an average of 2.73, edged out Eduardo Ribeiro Strauch in Skewb with an average of 3.56 to 3.57, took Megaminx with a 42.14 average, and topped Clock with an average of 6.06.

The big cubes featured thrilling duels at the top of the standings. In the 6x6x6 Cube, Lucas Ichiro Yunomae captured first place with an average of 1:46.49, narrowly beating out Sato, who finished second in 1:46.66, while Campos took third in 1:56.66. Campos turned the tables in the massive 7x7x7 Cube, capturing the title with an average of 2:39.11, leaving Sato in second place at 2:45.23 and Yunomae in third at 2:57.28. In the Square-1 event, Felipe Dutra Lisboa secured first place with an average of 16.96, besting Yunomae at 21.49 and Vitor Dantas da Costa at 28.36.

Away from the top steps of the podium, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones across the schedule. Theo Ribeiro Rocha entered seven events, cutting his 4x4x4 Cube personal best to 53.07, an improvement of 59.3 percent, while lowering his 3x3x3 Cube best to 9.54, which was 21.9 percent faster, alongside a first Megaminx attempt of 3:15.27 and a 5th place blindfolded finish. Giulia Rodrigues Carotenuto competed across nine events, taking 5th in Skewb while improving her Skewb best to 3.84, an improvement of 39 percent, dropping her 3x3x3 One-Handed mark by 38.6 percent to 28.63, and trimming her 4x4x4 Cube best to 1:22.69. João Vitor de Oliveira took on eight events, lowering his 3x3x3 One-Handed single to 30.97, an improvement of 34.4 percent, dropping his 2x2x2 Cube mark by 22.9 percent to 6.64, and cutting his 3x3x3 Cube time to 17.78, with a weekend-best 9th place in Square-1.

The progress continued with competitors tackling new puzzles for the first time in their careers. B Martini entered seven events, logging a personal best of 25.67 in 3x3x3 One-Handed to go 26.6 percent faster, while recording first attempts of 2:17.29 in 5x5x5 Cube and 3.98 in Skewb to place 8th. Eduarda Gonçalves Sena dos Santos improved her 3x3x3 One-Handed best to 49.28, an improvement of 22.7 percent, and placed 10th in Square-1. Pedro Fonseca Serowik contested eight events, finishing 8th in Square-1 while logging first attempts in Clock at 31.01, Pyraminx at 10.63, and Square-1 at 37.13. Tiago Perroni Cogo secured 5th in 3x3x3 Blindfolded across seven events, posting initial attempts in Clock at 16.52, Square-1 at 34.94, and 2x2x2 Cube at 6.41. Gustavo Pires tackled eight disciplines, placing 10th in 7x7x7 Cube with initial attempts in 6x6x6 Cube at 5:18.86, 7x7x7 Cube at 8:50.14, and 5x5x5 Cube at 2:16.30.

Across sixteen rounds and thirteen events, the Moura Lacerda Open 2026 brought thirty-one competitors together for a weekend of elite speed cubing. Brazilian competitors accounted for all thirty-nine podium placements awarded over the course of the tournament. From the silent, concentrated efforts of blindfolded solving to the frantic pace of the short sprints, the gathering in Ribeirão Preto demonstrated the breadth of skill across every category of modern speedcubing, offering a complete showcase as the WCA competition calendar advances into 2026.

Moura Lacerda Open 2026 marca início de temporada com grandes marcas em Ribeirão PretoPortuguês

31 competidores entraram em ação entre os dias 28 de fevereiro e 1 de março para movimentar o cenário do speedcubing no Moura Lacerda Open 2026. Realizado no Centro Universitário Moura Lacerda, em Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, o torneio abriu o calendário de 2026 com disputas intensas em 13 modalidades oficiais e um total de 16 rodadas programadas. A competição serviu para calibrar o ritmo dos principais atletas do país e apresentar novos talentos nas mesas oficiais da World Cube Association.

O grande destaque do fim de semana foi Caio Hideaki Sato, que estabeleceu um domínio impressionante ao conquistar nove títulos no evento principal e em diversas categorias paralelas. Na modalidade rainha, o clássico cubo mágico 3x3x3, Caio superou três rodadas exigentes e garantiu o primeiro lugar com uma média final de 5.98 segundos, anotando também o melhor tempo isolado da disputa com 5.33 segundos. A consistência nos giros rápidos marcou a presença do competidor no topo da tabela.

A versatilidade de Sato continuou em evidência nos quebra-cabeças menores e nas provas de velocidade pura. No 2x2x2, ele assegurou a vitória com média de 2.08 e single de 1.11, além de vencer o 4x4x4 com média de 26.22 e melhor tentativa de 24.39 segundos. Caio também liderou o Pyraminx com média de 2.73 segundos e o 3x3x3 One-Handed com média de 9.22, demonstrando grande controle técnico com apenas uma das mãos diante de 18 adversários inscritos.

O ritmo dominante do campeão seguiu com triunfos no 5x5x5, registrando média de 47.01 contra 56.76 de Lucas Ichiro Yunomae e 1:07.65 de Rafael Carreiro Campos, além de vitórias no Clock com média de 6.06, no Skewb com média de 3.56 superando Eduardo Ribeiro Strauch por um centésimo, e no Megaminx com média de 42.14 segundos. Ao todo, a delegação brasileira assegurou todos os 39 lugares de pódio disponíveis ao longo do Moura Lacerda Open 2026.

Nas categorias de cubos grandes e desafios avançados, outros competidores também subiram ao topo. Lucas Ichiro Yunomae venceu o 6x6x6 com a média de 1:46.49, superando Caio Hideaki Sato por apenas 17 centésimos, e garantiu ainda o ouro no 3x3x3 Blindfolded com a marca de 1:15.11 em prova que exige memorização minuciosa e execução com olhos vendados. No 7x7x7, Rafael Carreiro Campos levou a melhor com média de 2:39.11, enquanto Felipe Dutra Lisboa triunfou no Square-1 com média de 16.96 segundos.

Longe dos degraus mais altos, o campeonato trouxe momentos marcantes para atletas em ascensão. Flávio Henrique Andrade Lemos Silva alcançou grandes evoluções pessoais, cravando 15.01 no 3x3x3 sendo dez por cento mais rápido que seu índice anterior, 3:49.63 no 6x6x6 com redução de oito por cento e 1:42.10 no 5x5x5 sendo 7.2 por cento mais rápido. Enzo Gonçalves Motta competiu em quatro eventos e obteve o quarto lugar no 3x3x3, enquanto o experiente Fabio Bini Graciose participou de 12 modalidades e garantiu a quinta posição no Square-1. Pedro Stuani Guimarães estreou em sua primeira competição WCA encarando cinco modalidades, obtendo o 13º lugar no Skewb, seu primeiro 2x2x2 com 8.37, primeiro 4x4x4 com 2:07.01 e primeiro Skewb com 10.63.

O torneio também marcou o início de trajetória para vários outros estreantes oficiais. Felipe Rodrigues Ortiz realizou seus primeiros tempos no Pyraminx com 11.08 obtendo o 19º lugar, no 2x2x2 com 11.45 e no 3x3x3 com 54.63. João Roberto Pires de Oliveira concluiu sua primeira participação competitiva com o 15º lugar no Pyraminx com 14.46, 21.01 no 3x3x3 e 6.93 no 2x2x2. Lucas Vinícius do Nascimento anotou 15.57 no Pyraminx ficando em 17º, 5.84 no 2x2x2 e 48.48 no 3x3x3, enquanto Felipe Rodrigues Marques Bom fechou sua primeira aparição oficial com o 18º lugar no Pyraminx com 16.27, além de 18.61 no 2x2x2 e 35.12 no 3x3x3.

Com disputas de alto nível técnico e marcas expressivas no Centro Universitário Moura Lacerda, o Moura Lacerda Open 2026 encerrou as atividades consolidando a força dos atletas paulistas no início do ano esportivo. O encontro reuniu veteranos e novatos em um fim de semana produtivo em Ribeirão Preto, estabelecendo parâmetros sólidos para o restante da temporada do cubo mágico no país.