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ASSIST Cubing 2022

Suceava · 22 October 2022 · 6 events · 58 competitors · 51 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won five of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 1.38 seconds. 58 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Cristian Stroe took a 2×2 single of 10.27 down to 5.49, 47 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
1.38s
closest final — 3×3, Ianis Costin Chele over Mihai Savin
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele7.498.28
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.421.74
4×4Ianis Costin Chele33.4837.38
5×5Ianis Costin Chele1:06.101:11.40
3×3 blindfoldedVasile Dan2:53.32
3×3 one-handedIanis Costin Chele10.8611.68

The PB harvest

51 set · 17 still standing

First-timers

28 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

58 competitors · 269 results · 6 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 8.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

58 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.