Competitions · Italy
Western Sicily Open 2026
San Giuseppe Jato, Palermo, Sicilia · 1 May 2026 · 12 events · 25 competitors · 44 personal bests
Dario Angelo Narbone won five of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Gabriel La Russa by 0.22 seconds. 25 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Enrico Coraci took a 2×2 single of 5.00 down to 1.96, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Dario Angelo Narbone | 9.16 | 9.66 |
| 2×2 | Gabriel La Russa | 1.71 | 2.61 |
| 4×4 | Dario Angelo Narbone | 34.74 | 36.34 |
| 5×5 | Dario Angelo Narbone | 53.87 | 59.66 |
| 6×6 | Vincenzo Maria Gammino | 1:53.12 | 1:53.95 |
| 7×7 | Vincenzo Maria Gammino | 2:46.00 | 2:49.38 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Chiara Marcucci | 19 moves | 22.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Dario Angelo Narbone | 15.26 | 18.65 |
| Clock | Damiano Di Paola | 5.62 | 6.60 |
| Megaminx | Dario Angelo Narbone | 54.35 | 1:05.58 |
| Pyraminx | Gabriel La Russa | 3.26 | 4.79 |
| Skewb | Gabriel La Russa | 2.71 | 3.30 |
The PB harvest
44 set · 42 still standing- Dario Angelo Narbone — 2×2 single 1.32: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Gabriel La Russa — 3×3 single 7.32: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Dario Angelo Narbone — 5×5 single 53.87: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Damiano Di Paola — Pyraminx single 2.95: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Giovanni Tramontano — 2×2 single 1.87: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Enrico Coraci — 2×2 single 1.96: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Damiano Di Paola — Clock single 5.62: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Sergio Giuseppe La Rocca — 3×3 single 9.80: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
25 competitors · 259 results · 12 events.
Everyone who competed
25 competitors- Andrea Clementi
- Andrea Nicolini
- Carmela Gravano
- Chiara Marcucci
- Damiano Di Paola
- Dario Angelo Narbone
- Davide Caruccio
- Enrico Coraci
- Francesco Guadagnino
- Francesco Trentacosti
- Gabriel La Russa
- Gabriele Girelli
- Gabriele Longo
- Giovanni Tramontano
- Kuzey Uldes
- Lorenzo Giuffrè
- Lorenzo Rinaldi
- Maria Ginevra Covais
- Mario Proia
- Mateo Michalski
- Riccardo Michele Piazza
- Riccardo Raciti
- Sergio Giuseppe La Rocca
- Vincenzo Lima
- Vincenzo Maria Gammino
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.