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3x3x3 Cube podium

Gold
6.23 avg · 5.74 single
Silver
8.05 avg · 6.51 single
Bronze
9.20 avg · 8.69 single

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Competition recap

A written summary of UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025, generated from the official results on this page.

Big Cubes Test Limits and Speedcubing Endurance at UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025English

Lucas Ichiro Yunomae conquered the demanding big cubes with relentless precision, piecing together a stunning 2:41.59 average to lock up the 7x7x7 Cube title. Solving the massive layers of a seven-layered cube demands immense stamina, deep lookahead, and mechanical control. That endurance battle set the stage for an intense weekend of speedcubing in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. The UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025 brought 46 competitors together across 15 events on December 13 and 14, 2025, delivering an impressive showcase of solving across every puzzle tier.

The venue at Ibilce - Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas UNESP São José do Rio Preto provided a high-focus atmosphere across 19 rounds of play. Lucas Ichiro Yunomae carried his big-cube momentum into the 6x6x6 Cube, securing victory with a 1:48.45 average and a best single of 1:43.54. Yunomae also topped the field in Square-1 with a 22.41 winning mark, and claimed first place in 4x4x4 Blindfolded by clocking a single of 5:55.60, outperforming Carlos Augusto Gianesi Seller and Matheus Casassa in an event where memory and spatial awareness are pushed to the limit.

In the 5x5x5 Cube, Caio Hideaki Sato came out on top in a closely contested battle, posting a winning average of 56.61 alongside a 47.61 single to edge Yunomae, who finished second with 57.34, while Gabriel Vasconcellos Zavrisko dos Santos took third at 1:06.93. Sato was a dominant force at this WCA competition, collecting multiple gold medals across both classic and modern categories. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Sato registered a 26.77 winning average, ahead of Yunomae at 31.34 and Samuel Bortolan Clemente at 35.21, demonstrating elite fluency across intermediate and large puzzles alike.

Sato continued his run across the shorter formats, posting the fastest 3x3 results of the weekend with a 6.23 average in the 3x3x3 Cube final to defeat Bortolan Clemente and Yunomae. His single of 5.74 stood as the best 3x3 mark of the entire tournament. The classic Rubik's Cube drew a field of 44 contenders across three rigorous rounds. Sato also captured the 2x2x2 Cube with a 2.20 average, the Pyraminx with 3.08, Skewb with 3.09, Clock with 6.51, and the 3x3x3 One-Handed event with an average of 9.77.

Behind the top steps of the podium, personal milestones and breakthroughs defined the atmosphere of the cubing competition. Matheus Seiji Mizuhira tackled nine separate events, registering his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 46.24 single while cutting his Square-1 personal best by 49.7 percent down to 43.24 and trimming his 4x4x4 Cube mark by 27.5 percent to 1:09.29. Diego Benante Lopes entered 10 events, taking sixth in 3x3x3 Blindfolded while improving his 5x5x5 Cube time by 38.7 percent to 2:55.68, his 4x4x4 Cube best by 18.9 percent to 1:07.20, and his Megaminx mark by 13.9 percent to 3:40.66.

Arthur Araújo Morin took on 10 events, recording a fifth-place finish in Skewb, logging his first ever attempt at 6x6x6 Cube with a 6:47.01, and dropping his 5x5x5 Cube best by 27.4 percent to 2:32.48 alongside a 25.4 percent drop in Pyraminx to 7.36. Gabriel Rodrigues Costa entered 13 events, finishing fourth in Square-1 with a personal best of 23.92, while also lowering his 4x4x4 Cube best by 22.5 percent to 40.40 and his blindfolded mark by 13.4 percent to 3:27.00. Guilherme Alan Gil made a huge leap in 3x3x3 Cube, improving by 37.8 percent to 12.18.

Other competitors delivered equally impressive progress in their respective disciplines. Arthur Khachaturyan de Paula took on nine events, finishing 10th in Pyraminx, logging his first ever attempts in Skewb at 13.01 and Clock at 23.66, and cutting his 3x3x3 Cube mark by 15.1 percent to 11.11. Vincent Khachaturyan de Paula contested five events, earning 17th in Pyraminx while lowering his 2x2x2 Cube mark by 19.3 percent to 7.60 and 3x3x3 Cube best to 28.57. Thales Godinho Barbosa also excelled in the 3x3x3 Cube, reducing his previous mark by 18.5 percent to finish with a 12.81 single.

Specialty puzzle formats added further variety to the action at the UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025. Mariane Martins dos Santos claimed the Megaminx title with a 43.44 average and a fast single of 39.49. In blindfolded solving, Carlos Augusto Gianesi Seller led the 3x3x3 Blindfolded division with a winning single of 50.52. Seller also dominated 3x3x3 Multi-Blind by resolving 9 of 11 puzzles within 55:02, finishing clear of Matheus Casassa and Yunomae to close out a memorable weekend of speed cubing in São Paulo.

Caio Hideaki Sato e Lucas Ichiro Yunomae brilham no UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025Português

O speedcubing brasileiro viveu momentos de pura intensidade em São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, durante o UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025. O grande destaque individual do torneio foi Caio Hideaki Sato, que conquistou a vitória principal no tradicional cubo mágico com uma média formidável de 6.23 segundos na final. O desempenho absoluto nas três rodadas do 3x3x3 consolidou o domínio do competidor no evento mais disputado da competição.

Realizado nos dias 13 e 14 de dezembro de 2025 nas dependências do Ibilce - Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas UNESP São José do Rio Preto, o encontro reuniu 46 competidores distribuídos em 15 eventos oficiais. A programação exigiu versatilidade máxima dos participantes, alternando entre a velocidade frenética dos cubos menores, a resistência dos quebra-cabeças maiores e a concentração silenciosa das provas vendadas ao longo de 19 rodadas.

Além do título clássico no 3x3x3, Caio Hideaki Sato teve um fim de semana memorável ao vencer nada menos que sete outras modalidades na cubing competition. Ele garantiu o lugar mais alto do pódio no 2x2x2 com média de 2.20, no Pyraminx com 3.08, no 4x4x4 com 26.77, no 5x5x5 com 56.61, no 3x3x3 One-Handed com 9.77, no Skewb com 3.09 e no Clock com 6.51 segundos de média. O domínio amplo garantiu múltiplos troféus no fim de semana.

Por sua vez, Lucas Ichiro Yunomae também construiu uma campanha brilhante no UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025, vencendo quatro modalidades distintas. Ele levou o título no Square-1 com média de 22.41, no 6x6x6 com 1:48.45 e no 7x7x7 com 2:41.59. Lucas Ichiro Yunomae ainda demonstrou enorme precisão tática nas modalidades sem visão, vencendo a disputa do 4x4x4 Blindfolded com a marca de 5:55.60 em sua melhor tentativa individual.

Nas outras provas de memória vendada, Carlos Augusto Gianesi Seller foi a grande referência do fim de semana. Ele venceu o 3x3x3 Blindfolded com o tempo de 50.52 segundos e também garantiu a medalha de ouro no 3x3x3 Multi-Blind ao resolver 9 cubos de 11 tentativas no tempo de 55:02. No Megaminx, quem levou a vitória foi Mariane Martins dos Santos, que completou a decisão do quebra-cabeça dodecaédrico com média vitoriosa de 43.44 segundos.

Longe do topo das tabelas, as histórias de superação e novos passos marcaram profundamente a disputa. Henry Milton Lacrimanti Clemente alcançou seu melhor tempo pessoal no Pyraminx ao registrar 16.43, uma marca 14.4% mais rápida que seu antigo resultado. Guilherme Eduardo Silva Batalhoti melhorou seu tempo no 5x5x5 para 1:56.76, sendo 10.4% mais veloz, além de baixar suas marcas no 4x4x4 para 1:00.50 e no 6x6x6 para 4:28.76. Leonardo Carvalho Feitosa garantiu um novo recorde pessoal no 7x7x7 com 4:17.67, 5.9% mais rápido, enquanto Francisco Gumiero atingiu seu recorde no 3x3x3 com 30.66 segundos.

O fim de semana também marcou estreias promissoras no circuito oficial. Daniel Cavalcanti Mansera disputou sua primeira WCA competition, competindo em 9 eventos e registrando marcas inaugurais como 1:13.34 no 4x4x4, 23.08 no Square-1 e 4.39 no 2x2x2. Eduardo da Fonseca Martins encarou 6 eventos em sua estreia, com 2:46.69 no 5x5x5, 6.50 no 2x2x2 e 2:39.31 no Megaminx. Carlos Eduardo Chicuta Micheias Perez estreou com 59.99 no Square-1, 2:07.07 no 4x4x4 e 14.53 no Skewb, enquanto Leonardo José Mariz Bassette registrou suas primeiras marcas oficiais com 4:02.39 no 5x5x5, 11.78 no Pyraminx e 8.84 no 2x2x2.

Com todos os 45 lugares de pódio conquistados por atletas do Brasil, o UNESP Rio Preto Open 2025 encerrou o calendário de competições na região consolidando talentos experientes e abrindo caminhos para uma geração dedicada de praticantes do cubo mágico.