Western Sicily Open 2026

2026-05-01 ~ 2026-05-03

The scramble set was full of potential, the first and third ones, in particular, were excellent with so many short EO options and cool paths to explore. The second scramble, however, was a different story. I felt all the pressure from that 19 on the first attempt, and it really gave me a hard time. For a while, it looked grim, until two minutes before the end, I thought I’d have to settle for a terrible 29. I managed to write down the 25 just in time. I've never had such a low average, not even at home, so I'm beyond happy with this result. It’s also the European female record for both single and average.

Final

#1Mean22.33Single19 (19 / 25 / 23)

Attempt 1

Scramble

R' U' F U2 F2 D2 B2 D B' U L' B' F2 R2 U' L2 F2 B2 D' F2 L2 F R' U' F

Results

L' U2 F2 U2 L F2 L F2 U2 L2 D' R2 D R' L2 D R F L

(L' F') //eo (2/2)
(L' D' R L2 D' R2 D) //dr 4a1 (7/9)
L' (L2 U2 F2 L' F2 L) //htr (7/16)
(U2 F2 U2) //finish (3/19)

I only tried this EO and only this DR. 
After 10 minutes I had a 20.

May 7, 2026 4:33 AM

Attempt 2

Scramble

R' U' F R F2 U2 B2 F' R2 U2 F D2 B2 L' B' L' U B' F2 R2 D L D' R' U' F

Results

D' F' B R' U D' F B D F B2 L2 U' F2 U R2 U L2 D2 B2 U2 D2 L2 U L

(L) D' B F' R' //eo (5/5)
U D' B F D F //dr 2c4 (6/11)
(L2 U) B2 L2 U' F2 U R2 U //htr (8/19)
L2 D2 B2 D2 U2 L2 U2 //finish (7-1/25)

Terrible scramble. 10/8/6 without EO in four moves or less.

May 7, 2026 4:33 AM

Attempt 3

Scramble

R' U' F L' U2 F R' U F R2 B R L2 U2 F' R2 B' U2 B L2 F R2 B R' U' F

Results

D L D R' B2 D2 F' B U2 R2 U2 B L2 F' D2 B R' F B2 R2 L2 F' U2

D L D //eo (3/3)
R' (U2 F L2 R2 B2 F' R) //dr 2c3 (8/11)
([F' R2 F D2 B') //htr (5/16)
(L2 U2 L2 U2 F2]) //ls (5/21)

[]=B' D2 F L2 B' U2 R2 U2 B' F D2 B2 (+2/23)

May 7, 2026 4:33 AM