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Rome Slam Open 2016

Monterotondo · 13 March 2016 · 7 events · 35 competitors · 46 personal bests

Mariano D'Imperio won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Mariano D'Imperio by 0.23 seconds. 35 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Leonardo Marchizza set the Pyraminx single national record: 2.75.

Two wins
Mariano D'Imperio — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.23s
closest final — 3×3, Mariano D'Imperio over Edoardo Annesi
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mariano D'Imperio9.6711.34
2×2Edoardo Annesi2.104.18
4×4Edoardo Annesi48.4154.94
3×3 blindfoldedGianluca Placenti2:09.522:39.82
3×3 one-handedMariano D'Imperio17.4319.01
PyraminxLeonardo Marchizza2.753.97
SkewbAndrei Ciobotaru7.4810.55

The PB harvest

46 set · 14 still standing
  • Angelo Piccolella — Pyraminx single 3.90: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Andrea Gaggioli — 3×3 single 10.68: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Andrei Ciobotaru — 3×3 single 12.23: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
  • Angelo Piccolella — 2×2 single 3.21: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Iulian Steavu — 3×3 single 12.80: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Angelo Piccolella — 3×3 one-handed single 20.93: into the top 23.1% of the event's history.
  • Iulian Steavu — Pyraminx single 6.55: into the top 24.2% of the event's history.
  • Remo Alla — 3×3 single 16.64: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

35 competitors · 242 results · 7 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. Mariano D'Imperio won it with a 11.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.