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PoliMi Open 2015

Milan · 30 May 2015 · 15 events · 53 competitors · 83 personal bests

Mattia Furlan won seven of the 15 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nicola Barbaro by 0.01 seconds. 53 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Micha Zahnd set the Megaminx single national record: 1:01.92.

Seven wins
Mattia Furlan — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Clock, Megaminx, Skewb
0.01s
closest final — 3×3, Nicola Barbaro over Micha Zahnd
83
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nicola Barbaro7.9110.22
2×2Reto Bubendorf2.003.41
4×4Mattia Furlan32.5334.84
5×5Mattia Furlan1:03.081:04.80
6×6Mattia Furlan2:01.162:05.11
7×7Mattia Furlan2:48.862:51.72
3×3 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko41.1544.08
3×3 one-handedNicola Barbaro13.3815.42
ClockMattia Furlan6.338.16
MegaminxMattia Furlan1:02.381:09.14
PyraminxReto Bubendorf4.264.48
SkewbMattia Furlan3.686.25
Square-1Andrea Santambrogio18.2319.79
4×4 blindfoldedMatteo Colombo4:55.77—
3×3 Multi-BlindOleg Gritsenko18 of 18 cubes · 53:00—

The PB harvest

83 set · 15 still standing
  • Micha Zahnd — 2×2 single 2.22: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Edoardo Disarò — Pyraminx single 3.93: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Mattia Furlan — Clock single 6.33: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Federico Ortu — 3×3 single 10.53: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Micha Zahnd — Megaminx single 1:01.92: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
  • Gabriele Bacchieri — 3×3 single 11.84: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
  • Alessio Casella — 2×2 single 4.79: into the top 36.6% of the event's history.
  • Nicolò Simone — Skewb single 7.90: into the top 40.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

53 competitors · 413 results · 15 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. Nicola Barbaro won it with a 10.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.