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Arad Cubing 2023

Arad · 26 August 2023 · 9 events · 60 competitors · 93 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won five of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 0.47 seconds. 60 competitors produced 93 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

János Bereczki set the 6×6 single national record: 1:10.76.

Five wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 3×3, 2×2, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.47s
closest final — 3×3, Ianis Costin Chele over Zénó Vitale
93
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele6.457.11
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.231.80
4×4János Bereczki25.6827.08
6×6János Bereczki1:10.761:17.88
7×7János Bereczki1:57.121:59.43
3×3 blindfoldedSerban Stelian1:02.57—
MegaminxIanis Costin Chele41.3141.97
PyraminxIanis Costin Chele2.202.38
Square-1Ianis Costin Chele9.3713.15

The PB harvest

93 set · 39 still standing
  • János Bereczki — 6×6 single 1:10.76: into the top 0.15% of the event's history.
  • Pacurariu Andrei — 2×2 single 1.81: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Crisan Darius — 3×3 single 9.04: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Dragos George Brebu — 2×2 single 2.05: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Şuhan Vlad-Andrei — 2×2 single 2.10: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • János Bereczki — Square-1 single 10.80: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Oarga Darius Eduard — Square-1 single 11.12: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Oarga Darius Eduard — 3×3 blindfolded single 57.91: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 449 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 7.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.