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Milan Winter Open 2015

Milan · 4 January 2015 · 8 events · 33 competitors · 34 personal bests

Riccardo Simone won two of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nicolò Simone by 0.00 seconds. 33 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Federico Ortu took a Pyraminx single of 17.05 down to 11.00, 35 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Riccardo Simone — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.00s
closest final — 2×2, Nicolò Simone over Matteo Provasi
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Riccardo Simone7.7810.58
2×2Nicolò Simone2.843.82
4×4Alessandro Manopulo41.7746.47
3×3 blindfoldedMatteo Colombo1:01.64
3×3 Fewest MovesMatteo Colombo39 moves
3×3 one-handedRiccardo Simone17.4319.78
PyraminxMarco Rota4.497.81
SkewbAlessandro Manopulo4.136.15

The PB harvest

34 set · 12 still standing
  • Lorenzo Zorloni — 3×3 single 11.91: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
  • Andrea Santambrogio — 3×3 one-handed single 19.16: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Verducci — 4×4 single 45.93: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
  • Riccardo Cimma — 3×3 single 17.67: into the top 33.1% of the event's history.
  • Lorenzo Zorloni — 2×2 single 4.78: into the top 36.5% of the event's history.
  • Federico Ortu — 4×4 single 1:05.18: into the top 42.0% of the event's history.
  • Nicolò Simone — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:38.25: into the top 45.9% of the event's history.
  • Tiziano Bernardi — 3×3 single 24.13: into the top 50.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

33 competitors · 207 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. Riccardo Simone won it with a 10.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

33 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.