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Mantua Winter 2011

Mantova · 17 December 2011 · 9 events · 44 competitors · 77 personal bests

Giovanni Contardi won four of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Giovanni Contardi by 0.08 seconds. 44 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Paolo Moriello set the 3×3 single national record: 7.52.

Four wins
Giovanni Contardi — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.08s
closest final — 3×3, Giovanni Contardi over Paolo Moriello
77
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Giovanni Contardi9.4110.04
2×2Christian Kaserer3.343.82
4×4Giovanni Contardi33.8438.90
5×5Giovanni Contardi1:06.001:20.13
3×3 blindfoldedMarco Mazzuoccolo1:35.43
3×3 Fewest MovesGiovanni Contardi36 moves
3×3 one-handedRiccardo Simone17.0321.68
3×3 Multi-BlindMarco Belotti4 of 4 cubes · 20:58
MagicSimone Santarsiero1.061.12

The PB harvest

77 set · 29 still standing
  • Christian Kaserer — 3×3 single 9.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Stefano Zorzi — 3×3 single 9.71: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Filippo Galasso — 2×2 single 3.19: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
  • Alberto Giabardo — 3×3 single 13.80: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
  • Nicola Giordani — 4×4 single 50.19: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
  • Jacopo Mucci — 3×3 single 15.31: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
  • Jacopo Melchiorri — 2×2 single 3.94: into the top 25.7% of the event's history.
  • Lorenzo Corradin — 4×4 single 54.50: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

44 competitors · 263 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

44 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.