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Italian Open 2011

Florence · 1 October 2011 · 18 events · 31 competitors · 81 personal bests

Giovanni Contardi won four of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Simone Santarsiero by 0.23 seconds. 31 competitors produced 81 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Giovanni Contardi set the 4×4 average world record: 35.52.

Four wins
Giovanni Contardi — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.23s
closest final — Magic, Simone Santarsiero over Filippo Brancaleoni
81
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Giovanni Contardi8.759.61
2×2Andrea Lo Sardo3.033.80
4×4Giovanni Contardi35.0039.51
5×5Giovanni Contardi1:09.111:18.33
6×6Andrea Lo Sardo3:22.103:23.51
7×7Gianluca Veschi4:31.414:44.00
3×3 blindfoldedMariano D'Imperio1:40.93
3×3 Fewest MovesLorenzo Vigani Poli33 moves
3×3 one-handedGiovanni Contardi17.6820.44
MegaminxMariano D'Imperio57.971:04.95
PyraminxJacopo Melchiorri3.665.37
Square-1Lorenzo Vigani Poli32.3136.71
4×4 blindfoldedFabrizio Cirnigliaro12:38.00
5×5 blindfoldedFabrizio Cirnigliaro31:30.00
3×3 Multi-BlindFabrizio Cirnigliaro10 of 11 cubes · 56:50
3×3 with feetFilippo Galasso1:30.091:46.80
MagicSimone Santarsiero0.841.15
Master MagicSimone Ciancotti2.752.98

The PB harvest

81 set · 29 still standing
  • Simone Santarsiero — Magic single 0.84: into the top 0.55% of the event's history.
  • Paolo Moriello — 2×2 single 1.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Simone Santarsiero — Master Magic single 2.25: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Paolo Girotti — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Giovanni Tessari — 2×2 single 1.96: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Jacopo Melchiorri — Pyraminx single 3.66: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Andrea Lo Sardo — Pyraminx single 3.97: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Giovanni Tessari — Pyraminx single 4.33: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,302 people who made their debut in 2011. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

31 competitors · 278 results · 18 events.

Everyone who competed

31 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.