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Capodrise Open 2016

Capodrise, Caserta · 3 January 2016 · 8 events · 27 competitors · 36 personal bests

Paolo Moriello won four of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Paolo Moriello by 0.47 seconds. 27 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Leonardo Marchizza set the Pyraminx single national record: 2.96.

Four wins
Paolo Moriello — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.47s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Paolo Moriello over Gabriele Cappelletti
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Paolo Moriello9.299.99
2×2Marco Manno2.863.93
4×4Paolo Moriello33.0739.27
5×5Paolo Moriello1:06.901:23.56
7×7Andrea Natale3:11.463:31.10
3×3 blindfoldedGianluca Placenti2:17.94
3×3 one-handedPaolo Moriello15.4322.76
PyraminxLeonardo Marchizza2.964.67

The PB harvest

36 set · 10 still standing
  • Gianluca Colizzi — 3×3 single 9.67: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Gianluca Colizzi — 2×2 single 2.90: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
  • Andrea Natale — 7×7 single 3:11.46: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Luigi Manzo — 4×4 single 43.80: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Luigi Manzo — 3×3 one-handed single 21.90: into the top 25.7% of the event's history.
  • Paolo Moriello — Pyraminx single 7.86: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.
  • Piermarco Giobbi — 5×5 single 2:11.97: into the top 56.5% of the event's history.
  • Gianluca Leo — 3×3 single 29.18: into the top 61.1% 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

27 competitors · 167 results · 8 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. Paolo Moriello won it with a 9.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

27 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.