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The Most Serene Competition 2016

Dogana · 27 August 2016 · 6 events · 19 competitors · 19 personal bests

Sebastiano Tronto won two of the six events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Matteo Provasi by 0.11 seconds. 19 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Matteo Colombo took a 3×3 single of 11.09 down to 9.50, 14 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Sebastiano Tronto — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.11s
closest final — 2×2, Matteo Provasi over Julian David
19
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alessandro Manopulo8.909.91
2×2Matteo Provasi3.063.72
4×4Julian David35.2838.40
5×5Lorenzo Vigani Poli1:22.321:27.20
3×3 blindfoldedSebastiano Tronto33.04
3×3 one-handedSebastiano Tronto13.2515.99

The PB harvest

19 set · 3 still standing
  • Julian David — 4×4 single 30.71: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Giorgio Giannantoni — 2×2 single 5.77: into the top 48.4% of the event's history.
  • Giorgio Giannantoni — 3×3 one-handed single 1:15.82: into the top 91.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

19 competitors · 163 results · 6 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. Alessandro Manopulo won it with a 9.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

19 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.