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Bugella Open 2014

Biella · 6 September 2014 · 7 events · 30 competitors · 58 personal bests

Alessandro Manopulo won two of the seven events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Marco Rota by 0.01 seconds. 30 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Edoardo Disarò set the Skewb single national record: 3.65.

Two wins
Alessandro Manopulo — 3×3, 4×4
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Marco Rota over Edoardo Disarò
58
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alessandro Manopulo12.1113.03
2×2Marco Rota3.113.81
4×4Alessandro Manopulo41.5645.74
3×3 blindfoldedSebastiano Tronto36.61
3×3 one-handedSebastiano Tronto16.9018.06
PyraminxReto Bubendorf3.775.83
SkewbMarco Rota5.196.10

The PB harvest

58 set · 18 still standing
  • Matteo Mazzini — 3×3 single 9.68: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Edoardo Disarò — Skewb single 3.65: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Alessandro Scanu — 2×2 single 2.90: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
  • Marco Minici — 4×4 single 41.83: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
  • Matteo Mazzini — 3×3 one-handed single 18.02: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
  • Matteo Mazzini — 4×4 single 45.41: into the top 18.8% of the event's history.
  • Alessandro Pantano — 3×3 single 14.40: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
  • Alessandro Scanu — 3×3 single 15.08: into the top 24.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 271 results · 7 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. Alessandro Manopulo won it with a 13.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1B U R' U2 B' U D2 R' U2 B' U' R2 D2 R2 D' L2 D F2
  2. 2F2 U2 R2 B R2 F D2 U2 L' U2 F2 R' D' B' R D2 F' R' D'
  3. 3B2 D2 B D2 L2 B D2 R2 D2 U R' U2 B U L D' F L' B R2
  4. 4L B' U' D2 F B2 L2 B2 U D2 B' R2 L2 F2 U' B2 D2 F2 U2
  5. 5F2 L2 F2 D' U2 L2 D2 F' R' D2 R D' L R B D2 L D2 U2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 competitors

Reading 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.