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ASSIST Cubing in Suceava 2023

Suceava · 28 October 2023 · 5 events · 40 competitors · 48 personal bests

Sorin Turculeț won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Sorin Turculeț by 0.01 seconds. 40 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Vlad Ciobanu set the 4×4 single national record: 36.70.

Two wins
Sorin Turculeț — 3×3, 2×2
0.01s
closest final — 3×3, Sorin Turculeț over Mihai Savin
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sorin Turculeț8.408.82
2×2Sorin Turculeț2.272.60
4×4Dragoş Mihai Cadariu38.3843.25
3×3 one-handedDragoş Mihai Cadariu16.5018.14
PyraminxTudor-Ștefan Cioinac3.093.86

The PB harvest

48 set · 20 still standing
  • Dragoş Mihai Cadariu — 3×3 single 7.50: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Ilie Nagrineac — 3×3 single 7.61: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Ilie Nagrineac — 3×3 one-handed single 15.10: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Rafael Todirașcu — Pyraminx single 4.19: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Matei Galatanu — 2×2 single 2.63: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Dragos Gherasim — 3×3 single 11.86: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
  • Vlad Ciobanu — 2×2 single 3.03: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
  • Jâtariuc Andrei Florin — 2×2 single 3.59: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 260 results · 5 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. Sorin Turculeț won it with a 8.82 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

40 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.