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Alba Iulia Cubing 2022

Alba Iulia · 28 October 2022 · 9 events · 60 competitors · 72 personal bests

János Bereczki won four of the nine events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 0.18 seconds. 60 competitors produced 72 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Matej Marčok set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 9.03.

Four wins
János Bereczki — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.18s
closest final — 3×3, Ianis Costin Chele over János Bereczki
72
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele7.757.99
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.212.13
4×4János Bereczki24.4026.40
5×5János Bereczki45.4348.80
6×6János Bereczki1:20.301:22.20
7×7János Bereczki2:02.822:09.90
3×3 blindfoldedOarga Darius Eduard1:22.81
3×3 one-handedMatej Marčok9.0313.37
Square-1Ianis Costin Chele11.8013.95

The PB harvest

72 set · 22 still standing
  • Bogdan Briciu — 3×3 single 6.67: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Bogdan Briciu — 4×4 single 29.32: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Bell Daniel Alin — 3×3 single 8.25: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Bogdan Briciu — 3×3 one-handed single 14.44: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Sorin Turculeț — 4×4 single 37.69: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Bell Daniel Alin — 2×2 single 2.65: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Ioan Buda — 3×3 single 11.07: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Bogdan Briciu — 7×7 single 3:12.34: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 400 results · 9 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. Ianis Costin Chele won it with a 7.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.