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Rovigo Open 2018

Rovigo · 4 February 2018 · 7 events · 31 competitors · 56 personal bests

Lorenzo Mauro won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Lorenzo Mauro by 0.84 seconds. 31 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Adrian Estrada set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single national record: 33 moves.

Four wins
Lorenzo Mauro — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.84s
closest final — 3×3, Lorenzo Mauro over Simone Cantarelli
56
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lorenzo Mauro9.9911.03
2×2Lorenzo Mauro1.712.42
4×4Lorenzo Mauro36.6940.51
5×5Lorenzo Mauro1:15.361:23.96
3×3 Fewest MovesMarco Rota27 moves
ClockGiacomo Mambrini7.028.51
Square-1Marco Rota8.7713.10

The PB harvest

56 set · 5 still standing
  • Lorenzo Vigani Poli — 4×4 single 36.94: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Marco Belotti — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Giacomo Mambrini — Clock single 7.02: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
  • Marianna Bondi — Clock single 9.22: into the top 21.1% of the event's history.
  • Riccardo Munaro — 2×2 single 6.14: into the top 52.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

31 competitors · 212 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. Lorenzo Mauro won it with a 11.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

31 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.