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Ticino Winter Open 2023

Sonvico, Lugano (TI) · 16 December 2023 · 9 events · 44 competitors · 75 personal bests

Paolo Marino won four of the nine events (5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Paolo Marino by 0.24 seconds. 44 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Paolo Marino set the Clock single national record: 3.42.

Four wins
Paolo Marino — 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Clock
0.24s
closest final — 5×5, Paolo Marino over Daniel Sartori
75
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Sartori6.767.71
2×2Fabian Tomasović1.251.70
5×5Paolo Marino56.4959.92
6×6Paolo Marino1:44.561:53.82
7×7Vincenzo Maria Gammino2:41.782:50.29
3×3 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko48.71—
3×3 one-handedPaolo Marino15.7117.18
ClockPaolo Marino4.965.65
SkewbSilvan Venzin3.093.76

The PB harvest

75 set · 10 still standing
  • Athul Gokuldas — 2×2 single 1.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Lukas Walter — 2×2 single 1.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Christopher Liam Fässler — 2×2 single 2.16: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Edoardo Erra — Skewb single 5.35: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Ioannis Papadopoulos — Skewb single 5.53: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
  • Stefan Loosli — Skewb single 5.82: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
  • Nico Ambrosini — 3×3 single 15.15: into the top 25.0% of the event's history.
  • Nico Ambrosini — 2×2 single 4.35: into the top 31.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

44 competitors · 430 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

44 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.