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Museo d'Arte Gallarate Open 2024

Gallarate · 15 December 2024 · 6 events · 45 competitors · 32 personal bests

Paolo Marino won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Paolo Marino by 0.23 seconds. 45 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Paolo Marino set the Clock single national record: 2.89.

Four wins
Paolo Marino — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Clock
0.23s
closest final — 3×3, Paolo Marino over Damiano Albini
32
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Paolo Marino8.098.42
2×2Damiano Albini2.332.79
4×4Paolo Marino30.6131.77
3×3 blindfoldedRiccardo Ripoldi26.76
3×3 one-handedPaolo Marino11.4412.88
ClockPaolo Marino2.893.72

The PB harvest

32 set · 10 still standing
  • Valentina Trinca Talalin — 4×4 single 29.97: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Manuel Aversano — 4×4 single 41.29: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
  • Andrei Ionita — 4×4 single 44.96: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Lapo Lari — 3×3 single 14.39: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
  • Emilia Nilsson — Clock single 9.62: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.
  • Manuel Aversano — Clock single 11.77: into the top 33.9% of the event's history.
  • Anna Tommasi — 3×3 one-handed single 26.13: into the top 37.2% of the event's history.
  • Lapo Lari — 3×3 one-handed single 27.19: into the top 39.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

45 competitors · 234 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

45 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.