Competitions · Italy
Apulia Open 2016
Brindisi · 3 April 2016 · 10 events · 16 competitors · 25 personal bests
Nicola Barbaro won four of the ten events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Marco Manno by 0.37 seconds. 16 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Martino Castellana took a 2×2 single of 13.27 down to 6.06, 54 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Nicola Barbaro | 8.51 | 9.40 |
| 2×2 | Marco Manno | 3.23 | 4.22 |
| 4×4 | Alessandro Nicolì | 37.16 | 44.72 |
| 5×5 | Nicola Barbaro | 1:40.84 | 1:45.36 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Gianluca Placenti | 2:25.83 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Gabriele Spedicato | 43 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Nicola Barbaro | 12.52 | 15.03 |
| Megaminx | Nicola Barbaro | 1:14.46 | 1:31.38 |
| Pyraminx | Alessandro Nicolì | 3.15 | 4.58 |
| Skewb | Alessandro Nicolì | 5.05 | 7.82 |
The PB harvest
25 set · 13 still standing- Gabriele De Matteis — 3×3 single 8.40: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Gabriele De Matteis — 3×3 one-handed single 17.48: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
- Riccardo Fiore — 2×2 single 3.60: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
- Martino Castellana — 3×3 single 15.09: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.
- Gabriele De Matteis — Skewb single 6.25: into the top 27.7% of the event's history.
- Martino Castellana — Skewb single 7.52: into the top 37.6% of the event's history.
- Gabriele De Matteis — 5×5 single 1:45.69: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
- Gianluca Colizzi — 4×4 single 1:06.95: into the top 43.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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
16 competitors · 135 results · 10 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. Nicola Barbaro won it with a 9.40 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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F2 U2 B2 R2 U2 F' R2 B' D' L F' L2 U B' D2 B F' L R' - 2
L2 B L2 U2 F' U2 B' L2 B U' F L D B U2 F' D B2 L U' - 3
F2 L2 U2 B' U2 L2 F U2 B L' D U2 F U R B F D' U' - 4
R2 D2 L2 B L2 F R2 U2 B' U2 L' F2 U' L2 U R B' D' F' R - 5
R' F' L D2 R' L2 B D' F D' F2 D R2 U D2 L2 D2 B2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
16 competitorsReading 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.