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Italian Championship 2018

Rome · 2 November 2018 · 17 events · 146 competitors · 276 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won six of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.04 seconds. 146 competitors produced 276 personal bests, 87 of which still stand today, and 45 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

János Bereczki set the 5×5 single national record: 56.50.

Six wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 2×2, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Martin Fronescu over Lorenzo Mauro
276
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu7.508.26
2×2Martin Fronescu1.862.27
4×4János Bereczki29.5232.90
5×5János Bereczki56.501:08.16
6×6Vincenzo Maria Gammino2:02.022:05.13
7×7Martin Fronescu3:01.613:04.73
3×3 blindfoldedÁdám Barta21.50—
3×3 Fewest MovesAlexandros Fokianos26 moves29.67
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu11.4913.70
ClockDamiano Di Paola8.4311.18
MegaminxMárton Vancsa51.6955.41
PyraminxMartin Fronescu2.263.01
SkewbLorenzo Mauro2.034.06
Square-1Martin Fronescu10.0612.21
4×4 blindfoldedÁdám Barta3:17.80—
5×5 blindfoldedÁdám Barta8:06.18—
3×3 Multi-BlindLorenzo Mauro16 of 19 cubes · 51:57—

The PB harvest

276 set · 87 still standing
  • Nicola Barbaro — 3×3 single 6.53: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
  • Marianna Bondi — Skewb single 1.83: into the top 0.97% of the event's history.
  • Lorenzo Mauro — 3×3 one-handed single 10.20: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Michele Chiaravalloti — 2×2 single 1.51: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • János Bereczki — Skewb single 2.57: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Roberto Bentivoglio — 3×3 single 8.25: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Luca Brasini — Skewb single 2.73: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Filippo Taddei — Skewb single 2.90: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

45 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

146 competitors · 1275 results · 17 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. Martin Fronescu won it with a 8.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

146 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.