Competitions · Italy
Sicily Smart Solving 2026
San Gregorio di Catania · 1 February 2026 · 8 events · 15 competitors · 17 personal bests
Dario Angelo Narbone won three of the eight events (5×5, Megaminx, Square-1) and the closest final was the 6×6, won by Vincenzo Maria Gammino by 0.90 seconds. 15 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Raffaele Amato took a Megaminx single of 2:19.64 down to 1:43.91, 26 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | Dario Angelo Narbone | 1:01.41 | 1:05.75 |
| 6×6 | Vincenzo Maria Gammino | 2:03.11 | 2:03.81 |
| 7×7 | Vincenzo Maria Gammino | 2:36.38 | 2:45.41 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Carlo Galimberti | 1:29.32 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Chiara Marcucci | 24 moves | 27.67 |
| Clock | Alessia Novizio | 4.69 | 5.54 |
| Megaminx | Dario Angelo Narbone | 1:07.09 | 1:12.17 |
| Square-1 | Dario Angelo Narbone | 17.27 | 20.92 |
The PB harvest
17 set · 11 still standing- Simone Cantarelli — Square-1 single 15.10: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
- Riccardo Pezzinga — 5×5 single 1:31.12: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.
- Salvatore Gulisano — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:57.39: into the top 32.6% of the event's history.
- Raffaele Amato — Megaminx single 1:43.91: into the top 37.0% of the event's history.
- Raffaele Amato — 5×5 single 1:56.25: into the top 46.9% of the event's history.
- Andrea Nicolini — Megaminx single 2:15.45: into the top 54.0% of the event's history.
- Salvatore Gulisano — 5×5 single 2:10.86: into the top 56.0% of the event's history.
- Carlo Galimberti — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 43 moves: into the top 59.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. 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
15 competitors · 83 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
15 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.