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Tuscany Open 2017

Montecatini Terme · 25 November 2017 · 8 events · 41 competitors · 66 personal bests

Marco Rota won two of the eight events (3×3 Fewest Moves, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Marco Manno by 0.53 seconds. 41 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Andrea Marucci took a 2×2 single of 8.26 down to 3.27, 60 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Marco Rota — 3×3 Fewest Moves, Pyraminx
0.53s
closest final — 2×2, Marco Manno over Edoardo Annesi
66
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Edoardo Annesi10.1310.47
2×2Marco Manno2.863.71
4×4Simone Cantarelli38.4240.70
3×3 blindfoldedJulian Galliano1:43.41
3×3 Fewest MovesMarco Rota34 moves
3×3 one-handedMichał Bogdan18.5120.73
ClockGiacomo Mambrini9.0311.42
PyraminxMarco Rota2.714.25

The PB harvest

66 set · 13 still standing
  • Giacomo Mambrini — Pyraminx single 3.54: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Caterina Pali — 3×3 single 10.80: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Riccardo Voci — Pyraminx single 4.47: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Andrea Marucci — 2×2 single 3.27: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
  • Gabriele Zanni — Pyraminx single 5.93: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
  • Marco Antinori — 2×2 single 4.77: into the top 36.4% of the event's history.
  • Marco Antinori — Clock single 13.03: into the top 39.8% of the event's history.
  • Vijay Deegan — Clock single 13.67: into the top 42.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

41 competitors · 261 results · 8 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. Edoardo Annesi won it with a 10.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

41 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.