Salento Taralli e Cubing 2026
- Date
- Aug 29 - 30, 2026
- City
- San Vito dei Normanni, Brindisi, Puglia, Italy
- Venue
Palazzetto dello Sport "Francesco Macchitella"
- Address
- Via Don Milani, 29, 72019 San Vito dei Normanni (BR)
- Contact
- Organizers
- Antonello Simeone and Cubing Italy
- WCA Delegates
- Elisa Gasperotti and Simone Cantarelli
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information

Nota: dovrai pagare altri 10€ in loco se non sei un socio di Cubing Italy.
Associarsi è gratis! Scopri come nella sezione Registrazione.

Note: you will have to pay 10€ extra at the venue if you are not a Cubing Italy member.
Membership is free! More info in the Registration tab.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 49
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 80 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is €20 (Euro).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.

Il costo di registrazione per questa competizione è:
- €20 (Euro) per i soci di Cubing Italy (nota: associarsi è gratutito, maggiori informazioni sotto).
- €30 (Euro) per i non soci di Cubing Italy (nota: i non soci dovranno pagare, oltre ai €20 online, €10 in loco nel caso decidessero di non associarsi).
Come posso associarmi?
Associarsi è gratuito e non comporta alcun obbligo verso l’associazione.
Il tesseramento ha validità di un anno e si rinnova automaticamente ogni volta che si partecipa a una competizione.
Puoi associarti compilando questo modulo entro l'inizio della competizione. Per i minori di 18 anni sarà necessaria la compilazione del modulo da parte di un genitore.

The registration fee for this competition is:
- €20 (Euro) for Cubing Italy Cubing Italy Members (note: this membership is free, see more below).
- €30 (Euro) for Cubing Italy non-members (note: non-members will have to pay €20 online plus €10 on site if they decide not to become Member).
How can I become a Member?
Becoming a Cubing Italy Member is free and does not imply any obligation towards the association.
Membership is valid for one year, and it will automatically renew every time you compete in an event organized by Cubing Italy.
You can become a member by filling out this online form before the start of the competition. For people under 18 years old, a parent must compile the form. - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Riccardo Polignano won with an average of 8.46 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Sofia Saletnich finished second (9.07) and Alessandro Nicolì finished third (9.49).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Polignano | 7.55 | 8.46 | Italy | 8.87 | 8.38 | 8.14 | 11.99 | 7.55 | |||
| 2 | Sofia Saletnich | 7.70 | 9.07 | Italy | 7.88 | 11.59 | 9.78 | 9.55 | 7.70 | |||
| 3 | Alessandro Nicolì | 8.33 | 9.49 | Italy | 9.54 | 8.33 | 8.41 | 10.53 | 11.00 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefania Gabriela Mihalache | 2.08 | 2.68 | Romania | 2.77 | 2.08 | 3.48 | 2.95 | 2.33 | |||
| 2 | Giovanni Piscitelli | 1.68 | 2.75 | Italy | 3.91 | 2.73 | 2.32 | 1.68 | 3.21 | |||
| 3 | Alessandro Nicolì | 2.38 | 3.23 | Italy | 2.74 | 4.16 | 5.46 | 2.80 | 2.38 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommaso Huang | 29.08 | 31.14 | Italy | 29.08 | 35.26 | 30.41 | 32.43 | 30.57 | |||
| 2 | Sofia Saletnich | 30.78 | 32.21 | Italy | 37.16 | 33.66 | 31.59 | 30.78 | 31.37 | |||
| 3 | Alessandro Nicolì | 28.39 | 32.68 | Italy | 33.79 | 33.78 | 34.86 | 28.39 | 30.48 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia Saletnich | 54.16 | 59.27 | Italy | 1:06.83 | 1:01.49 | 59.26 | 54.16 | 57.05 | |||
| 2 | Tommaso Huang | 1:02.72 | 1:03.80 | Italy | 1:05.67 | 1:02.72 | 1:04.48 | 1:03.25 | 1:03.67 | |||
| 3 | Alessandro Nicolì | 1:04.68 | 1:08.90 | Italy | 1:06.80 | 1:21.25 | 1:12.26 | 1:04.68 | 1:07.65 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia Saletnich | 1:41.78 | 1:46.31 | Italy | 1:49.75 | 1:41.78 | 1:47.39 | |||||
| 2 | Tommaso Huang | 1:54.86 | 2:11.51 | Italy | 2:23.56 | 1:54.86 | 2:16.10 | |||||
| 3 | Simone Cantarelli | 2:29.35 | 2:31.15 | Italy | 2:29.35 | 2:30.41 | 2:33.68 | |||||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jishnu Jeevan | 1:27.38 | DNF | India | 1:46.13 | DNF | 1:27.38 | DNF | 1:44.42 | |||
| 2 | Sofia Saletnich | 1:47.37 | 2:22.56 | Italy | DNF | 2:01.80 | 2:35.95 | 2:29.94 | 1:47.37 | |||
| 3 | Gioele Mariano Quarta | 2:29.44 | DNF | Italy | DNF | 2:29.44 | 2:53.55 | DNF | 3:15.26 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessia Novizio | 5.02 | 5.98 | Italy | 6.05 | 8.61 | 6.10 | 5.02 | 5.79 | |||
| 2 | Riccardo Polignano | 6.06 | 6.73 | Italy | 6.87 | 6.97 | 9.75 | 6.36 | 6.06 | |||
| 3 | Giovanni Pische | 6.88 | 8.06 | Italy | 6.88 | 7.85 | 9.18 | 7.76 | 8.56 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia Saletnich | 39.95 | 46.85 | Italy | 39.95 | 49.65 | 45.35 | 46.43 | 48.76 | |||
| 2 | Tommaso Huang | 47.93 | 52.01 | Italy | 51.25 | 54.84 | 47.93 | 53.11 | 51.67 | |||
| 3 | Alessia Novizio | 1:02.89 | 1:09.00 | Italy | 1:11.78 | 1:05.60 | 1:02.89 | 1:13.84 | 1:09.61 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Polignano | 2.43 | 3.01 | Italy | 6.39 | 3.03 | 2.43 | 3.09 | 2.92 | |||
| 2 | Antonello Simeone | 2.45 | 3.36 | Italy | 2.96 | 4.60 | 3.78 | 2.45 | 3.35 | |||
| 3 | Alessandro Russo | 3.09 | 4.67 | Italy | 5.17 | 10.82 | 4.49 | 3.09 | 4.35 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Orrite De Alba | 2.82 | 3.50 | Spain | 2.82 | 3.23 | 3.67 | 4.06 | 3.59 | |||
| 2 | Alessandro Russo | 3.19 | 3.58 | Italy | 3.75 | 4.08 | 3.79 | 3.19 | 3.21 | |||
| 3 | Sofia Saletnich | 4.16 | 4.47 | Italy | 4.16 | 4.68 | 4.16 | 6.49 | 4.57 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommaso Huang | 7.81 | 9.02 | Italy | 11.98 | 9.69 | 7.81 | 9.25 | 8.11 | |||
| 2 | Giovanni Pische | 11.93 | 12.69 | Italy | 11.98 | 12.85 | 11.93 | 19.40 | 13.25 | |||
| 3 | Sofia Saletnich | 11.65 | 14.66 | Italy | 13.93 | 14.20 | 11.65 | 15.84 | 17.02 | |||