Competitions · Malta
Malta Open 2024
Msida · 9 November 2024 · 8 events · 29 competitors · 22 personal bests
Vincenzo Maria Gammino won three of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Bianca Spiteri by 0.06 seconds. 29 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Samuele Cancemi | 10.53 | 11.07 |
| 2×2 | Benjamin Chetcuti Cauchi | 2.67 | 2.99 |
| 4×4 | Vincenzo Maria Gammino | 38.91 | 41.45 |
| 5×5 | Vincenzo Maria Gammino | 1:11.38 | 1:14.81 |
| 6×6 | Vincenzo Maria Gammino | 2:02.43 | 2:06.46 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Konstantin Jaehne | 42.24 | — |
| Pyraminx | Bianca Spiteri | 4.14 | 5.59 |
| Skewb | Bianca Spiteri | 6.88 | 7.82 |
The PB harvest
22 set · 11 still standing- Benjamin Chetcuti Cauchi — 3×3 single 8.60: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Carl Galea — 3×3 single 10.31: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
- Salvatore Giuffrida — 2×2 single 2.46: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Chetcuti Cauchi — Pyraminx single 4.55: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
- Carl Galea — 4×4 single 55.25: into the top 31.0% of the event's history.
- Gabriele Cappelletti — 6×6 single 2:46.98: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.
- Pinhao Wang — 3×3 single 18.27: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.
- Carl Galea — 5×5 single 1:45.82: into the top 39.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
5 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
29 competitors · 178 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. Samuele Cancemi won it with a 11.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F D2 R2 F' D2 L' U' F' B U2 D B2 D F2 B2 U' R2 B D' - 2
L2 D' F2 D B2 L2 U' B U2 B U2 L U F2 D L' U2 L' F' - 3
F L R2 D R2 U B2 U2 R2 U' L2 U F2 L' F' D2 R' B2 D2 B' - 4
L' D B U2 B2 D2 L2 B R2 D2 L F2 R F' L' B' D2 F' - 5
U B F R2 D2 U2 F' D2 R2 B' U2 D R F' U B' L' D L' D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
29 competitors- Alexander Iliev
- Artem Tabaliuk
- Benjamin Chetcuti Cauchi
- Bianca Spiteri
- Carl Galea
- Carmela Gravano
- Chiara Marcucci
- Gabriele Cappelletti
- Gerard Tabone
- Giorgio Grigolo
- James Lee
- Jordan Crippa
- Konstantin Jaehne
- Liam Debono
- Luke Borg
- Luke Lee
- Marco Bettoni
- Matteo Provasi
- Maximilian Zapf Stenmark
- Michael Schembri
- Nicholas De Luca
- Philippa Marie Chetcuti Cauchi
- Pinhao Wang
- Riccardo Raciti
- Salvatore Giuffrida
- Samuele Cancemi
- Tokyo Attard
- Valeria Barbara
- Vincenzo Maria Gammino
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.