Competitions · Switzerland
Palaghiaccio Open 2015
Biasca · 10 May 2015 · 5 events · 19 competitors · 20 personal bests
Michał Pleskowicz won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Theo Mayer by 0.25 seconds. 19 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Federico Soldati took a 2×2 single of 6.11 down to 3.39, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Michał Pleskowicz | 8.06 | 8.28 |
| 2×2 | Theo Mayer | 2.44 | 3.35 |
| 4×4 | Michał Pleskowicz | 36.85 | 44.36 |
| 5×5 | Michał Pleskowicz | 1:11.84 | 1:21.28 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Oleg Gritsenko | 41.90 | — |
The PB harvest
20 set · 2 still standing- Federico Soldati — 2×2 single 3.39: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
- Federico Soldati — 3×3 single 18.50: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five people 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
19 competitors · 116 results · 5 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. Michał Pleskowicz won it with a 8.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 R' D2 F2 R' F2 R F2 D2 B D B2 L2 D F D R' U2 F L2 - 2
U F2 U' B2 U' B2 D F' D' U2 L2 D' R F' L B2 F' U' - 3
F' U2 B' U2 B U2 L2 D2 R2 U F R D R' D' R' D R2 F' U - 4
U2 B' U2 R2 F2 R2 F L2 D2 F' U' L D2 F U2 B' L' B L2 F' - 5
R' F D F2 L F2 B2 L' F2 R' F U D F2 L2 U' R2 U2 D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
19 competitorsReading 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.