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Desio Rubik's Ace 2014

Desio (MB) · 14 September 2014 · 5 events · 23 competitors · 23 personal bests

Matteo Provasi won two of the five events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Matteo Provasi by 0.19 seconds. 23 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Andrea Santambrogio set the Square-1 average national record: 21.19.

Two wins
Matteo Provasi — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.19s
closest final — 2×2, Matteo Provasi over Nicolò Simone
23
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Federico Basanese10.4712.10
2×2Matteo Provasi3.113.44
4×4Alessandro Manopulo39.9645.50
3×3 one-handedMatteo Provasi20.5621.98
Square-1Andrea Santambrogio20.9425.33

The PB harvest

23 set · 12 still standing
  • Nicolò Simone — 3×3 single 11.23: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
  • Omar Contin — 3×3 single 12.03: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Lorenzo Guarini — 4×4 single 53.75: into the top 29.2% of the event's history.
  • Alessandro Carota — 2×2 single 4.37: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.
  • Lorenzo Guarini — 2×2 single 5.03: into the top 39.7% of the event's history.
  • Lorenzo Guarini — Square-1 single 25.94: into the top 41.3% of the event's history.
  • Omar Contin — 4×4 single 1:05.36: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
  • Laura Sala — 3×3 single 37.30: into the top 73.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

23 competitors · 147 results · 5 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. Federico Basanese won it with a 12.10 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

23 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.