UNICAMP Cube 2025

Caio Hideaki Sato delivered a masterclass in single-handed ergonomics and precision solving, posting a sensational 9.50 winning average in the 3x3x3 One-Handed final. The performance stood as the defining achievement of UNICAMP Cube 2025, demonstrating the seamless finger-tricks and efficient lookahead demanded by the event. Sato also claimed the fastest single solve of the discipline with an 8.71 mark across two rounds of play. Lucas Ichiro Yunomae secured the second spot on the podium with a solid 14.59 average, while Samuel Bortolan Clemente finished third with a 16.93 mark.

Held on August 16, 2025, the one-day WCA competition took place at the UNICAMP Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Cientifica in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Speedcubing enthusiasts gathered for a tight schedule featuring three core events and seven total rounds. Throughout the day, 44 competitors tested their dexterity, turning the gathering into an intense speed cubing showcase. The specialized nature of one-handed solving set a competitive tone early, emphasizing table control, fingertip turns, and deliberate turn speeds that avoid lockups under tournament pressure.

The standard Rubik's Cube category brought even faster action across three full rounds of head-to-head play. Sato continued his dominant run, capturing first place with a blistering 6.31 winning average and the best single time of the tournament at 5.26. The 3x3 results confirmed Brazil sweeping every available podium spot, as Samuel Bortolan Clemente claimed silver with a 7.99 average and Dillinger Dashiell took third place with an 8.95 mark. The depth of talent in the main event kept the margins tight among the top finishers.

Solving without vision brought its own dramatic test of memorization and execution in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded division. Marcos Ferreira Semolini conquered the field of 16 competitors over two rounds, putting together a winning average of 32.04 and delivering the fastest single attempt at 24.32. Jefferson de Carvalho Andrade earned the second-place spot with an average of 2:34.99, followed closely by Robinson Semolini in third place at 3:05.56, finalizing a complete sweep of podium positions by Brazilian competitors across all three featured events.

Away from the top steps of the podium, UNICAMP Cube 2025 delivered a wealth of personal breakthroughs across the scoreboards. Theo Ribeiro Rocha stepped up to three events and registered a massive leap forward, cutting his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 34.6 percent down to 12.22 after entering his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 22.26. Bismarque Pontes de Mendes also produced a major leap, taking on two events while lowering his 3x3x3 personal best by 30.6 percent to 13.74 and clocking 29.73 in his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed. Raphael Gravalos tackled three disciplines, posting a 37.26 in his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed and improving his 3x3x3 single to 15.77, an improvement of 20.2 percent. Isaac Bonanni Turci took on three events, logging a fifth-place finish in blindfolded with a first attempt time of 5:24.92, alongside first attempts of 1:17.57 in one-handed and 16.92 in the standard cube.

The progress continued through the ranks as other competitors logged standout marks. Leonardo Carvalho Feitosa took on three events and secured eighth place in one-handed solving while chopping 27.1 percent off his personal best to finish with a 19.19 single. Felipe Santos Maia reduced his standard cube best by 16.5 percent to 30.10 in his single event entry. Caio Alachev contested two disciplines, cutting 13 percent off his one-handed mark to reach a 21.68 personal best while logging an 11.10 personal best in 3x3x3. Luís Gustavo Vanoni Berto rounded out the group by entering three events, capturing eighth place in the 3x3x3 Cube and lowering his personal best by 5.9 percent down to 9.97.

Multiple competitors registered noteworthy official milestones throughout the 3x3x3 Cube rounds. Sinéad Cleary from Ireland registered a 14.35 single and a 16.79 average. For the home contingent, Lucas Ichiro Yunomae notched a 9.10 single and a 9.67 average, Jefferson de Carvalho Andrade posted a 9.48 single and a 10.95 average, and Guilherme Santana turned in a 15.58 single alongside a 19.51 average. Matheus de Oliveira Mazza logged a 17.96 single and a 21.05 average, Raphael Gravalos hit a 18.51 single and a 21.82 average, Nathan Titonelli Leonardo recorded a 19.83 single and a 23.32 average, Gustavo Nunes Camargo recorded a 21.62 single and a 25.48 average, Ian Gabriel Miranda Santos turned in a 27.15 single and a 29.92 average, and Robinson Semolini posted a 37.37 single and a 48.51 average.

The single-day schedule proved that focused event line-ups can highlight technical skill just as effectively as massive multi-day festivals. UNICAMP Cube 2025 concluded having displayed technical one-handed solving, blindfolded precision, and rapid two-handed times on the university campus in Campinas. As the local community looks forward to the next season of speedcubing fixtures, the performances delivered across all seven rounds established a high benchmark for regional competition.

Caio Hideaki Sato estabeleceu a marca mais expressiva da disputa ao fechar a media final do cubo magico em 6.31 segundos, consolidando a melhor performance do torneio. O resultado coroou uma jornada intensa no Instituto de Matematica, Estatistica e Computacao Cientifica, em Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brasil. No dia 16 de agosto de 2025, o campeonato reuniu 44 participantes ao longo de 7 rodadas oficiais, distribuindo desafios tecnicos e consagrando grandes desempenhos individuais nos tabuleiros montados pela World Cube Association.

A atmosfera singular de uma competicao de speedcubing destacou o impacto direto dos estreantes logo nos primeiros momentos de montagem oficial. O primeiro contato com os cronometros regulamentamentares e a tensao do ambiente de julgamento definiram o ritmo de quem participava pela primeira vez de uma competicao de cubo magico. A rotina de inspecao e resolucao sob olhares atentos transformou cada tentativa inicial em um marco decisivo de aprendizado para a nova geracao de cubistas.

Alem do brilho dos primeiros passos, a disputa principal do 3x3x3 Cube apresentou tempos velozes e alto nivel tecnico entre os finalistas. Caio Hideaki Sato garantiu a primeira colocacao com a media de 6.31 e um single de 5.26, superando a concorrencia direta de Samuel Bortolan Clemente, que alcancou a media de 7.99 para assegurar o segundo lugar. Dillinger Dashiell completou o trio de premiados ao cravar a media de 8.95 na rodada decisiva entre os 44 competidores.

No desafio com apenas uma das maos, Caio Hideaki Sato repetiu o triunfo ao vencer o 3x3x3 One-Handed com media de 9.50 e single de 8.71. A modalidade, disputada em duas rodadas por 26 participantes, exigiu agilidade extrema e precisao biomecanica. Lucas Ichiro Yunomae alcancou o segundo posto com a marca de 14.59, enquanto Samuel Bortolan Clemente conquistou seu segundo podio no dia ao garantir o terceiro lugar com 16.93 de media.

A modalidade 3x3x3 Blindfolded levou ao limite a capacidade de memorizacao e concentracao pura dos competidores em Campinas. Marcos Ferreira Semolini conquistou o primeiro lugar ao registrar a impressionante media de 32.04 e a melhor tentativa isolada em 24.32. Jefferson de Carvalho Andrade obteve a segunda posicao com a marca de 2:34.99, seguido de perto por Robinson Semolini, que garantiu o terceiro lugar ao completar a resolucao vendada em 3:05.56.

Entre as trajetorias que movimentaram os bastidores, varios competidores registraram marcas notaveis longe do topo imediato da tabela. Tiago Perroni Cogo participou de sua primeira competicao da WCA e encarou 3 eventos, anotando sua primeira tentativa vendada no 3x3x3 Blindfolded com 7:59.49, alem de 17.43 no 3x3x3 Cube e 41.14 no 3x3x3 One-Handed. Gabriel Vasconcellos Zavrisko dos Santos disputou 3 modalidades e superou seu recorde pessoal no 3x3x3 One-Handed para 20.94, uma evolucao de 15.7 por cento em relacao ao tempo anterior de 24.84, alem de baixar sua marca no 3x3x3 Cube em 10.1 por cento com 10.34, terminando em 7o lugar no One-Handed. Beatriz Hernandes Bernardes competiu em 3 eventos e garantiu a 5a posicao no 3x3x3 Cube com a marca pessoal de 6.99. Marcos Paulo Evers Cordeiro fez sua estreia em torneios e assinalou 12.20 no 3x3x3 Cube e 52.30 no 3x3x3 One-Handed.

A lista de novos registros continuou intensa com outros atletas em momentos expressivos de suas trajetorias esportivas. Matheus Barbosa Janssen estreou no circuito participando de 2 eventos e alcancou o 4o lugar no 3x3x3 Blindfolded com o tempo inicial de 4:19.83, registrando tambem 28.06 no 3x3x3 Cube. Tiago Silveira Zaparoli disputou 2 modalidades em sua estreia oficial, anotando 38.60 no 3x3x3 Cube e 1:08.00 no 3x3x3 One-Handed. Gabriel da Costa esteve presente em 3 provas e marcou 33.68 em sua primeira tentativa no 3x3x3 Cube, enquanto Leonardo Valente Nascimento participou de 2 eventos e concluiu sua resolucao inicial no 3x3x3 Cube em 1:12.92.

Ao final das atividades, o UNICAMP Cube 2025 encerrou sua programacao consolidando nove posicoes de podio conquistadas por representantes do Brasil. A variedade de provas e a presenca expressiva de novos talentos confirmaram a forca da comunidade esportiva regional ao longo de uma jornada memoravel de resolucoes rapidas e superacao pessoal.