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Ticino Open Saturday 2021

Genestrerio · 6 November 2021 · 6 events · 38 competitors · 48 personal bests

Anatole Volongo won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Alessandro Nicolì by 0.20 seconds. 38 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Matteo Dummar set the Clock single national record: 5.32.

Three wins
Anatole Volongo — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4
0.20s
closest final — Pyraminx, Alessandro Nicolì over Anatole Volongo
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anatole Volongo7.448.08
2×2Anatole Volongo1.572.32
4×4Anatole Volongo31.5834.28
ClockMatteo Dummar5.626.50
PyraminxAlessandro Nicolì3.714.90
Square-1Matteo Dummar9.7312.52

The PB harvest

48 set · 13 still standing
  • Philipp Senser — 3×3 single 7.18: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Mike Ditton — 3×3 single 8.24: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Cenan Kanik — Pyraminx single 3.34: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Nicolas Schmied — Pyraminx single 4.18: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Alessandro Nicolì — Clock single 7.46: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
  • Mike Ditton — Square-1 single 13.65: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
  • Basil Schumacher — 4×4 single 41.52: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Renato Cereghetti — 3×3 single 13.84: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,438 people who made their debut in 2021. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

38 competitors · 217 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. Anatole Volongo won it with a 8.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

38 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.