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Italian Championship 2012

Rome · 8 December 2012 · 19 events · 47 competitors · 101 personal bests

Giovanni Contardi won three of the 19 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Giovanni Contardi by 0.41 seconds. 47 competitors produced 101 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Giovanni Contardi set the 3×3 one-handed single world record: 9.43.

Three wins
Giovanni Contardi — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.41s
closest final — 4×4, Giovanni Contardi over Stefano Bevacqua
101
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Giovanni Contardi6.869.60
2×2Edoardo Annesi2.933.64
4×4Giovanni Contardi35.2138.98
5×5Giovanni Contardi1:08.651:16.38
6×6Massimiliano Iovane2:44.112:54.95
7×7Andrea Natale3:31.433:56.41
3×3 blindfoldedMatteo Colombo44.78
3×3 Fewest MovesSebastiano Tronto37 moves
3×3 one-handedPaolo Moriello17.0919.64
ClockSimone Santarsiero13.1315.77
MegaminxMariano D'Imperio52.6659.28
PyraminxMariano D'Imperio6.808.47
Square-1Andrea Moscatello25.5930.95
4×4 blindfoldedMatteo Colombo3:38.40
5×5 blindfoldedFabrizio Cirnigliaro25:05.00
3×3 Multi-BlindFabrizio Cirnigliaro12 of 13 cubes · 55:49
3×3 with feetMariano D'Imperio1:31.842:27.91
MagicSimone Santarsiero1.161.22
Master MagicSimone Santarsiero2.592.70

The PB harvest

101 set · 26 still standing
  • Giovanni Contardi — 3×3 one-handed single 9.43: into the top 0.71% of the event's history.
  • Stefano Bevacqua — 4×4 single 34.53: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Matteo Colombo — 4×4 blindfolded single 3:38.40: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Davide Murciano — 4×4 single 41.38: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Nino Monserrato — 3×3 single 13.11: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Montano — 3×3 one-handed single 19.96: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • Mariano D'Imperio — 5×5 single 1:23.30: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
  • Alfonso D'Angiò — 3×3 single 14.90: into the top 24.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 483 results · 19 events.

Everyone who competed

47 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.