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Bacau Easter Open 2018

Bacau · 24 March 2018 · 6 events · 41 competitors · 51 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won four of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ilie Nagrineac by 0.35 seconds. 41 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ilie Nagrineac set the 3×3 single national record: 8.97.

Four wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.35s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ilie Nagrineac over Martin Fronescu
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu8.148.42
2×2Ilie Nagrineac1.792.52
4×4Martin Fronescu30.7136.30
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu13.9516.42
MegaminxMartin Fronescu56.3859.46
PyraminxIlie Nagrineac2.583.24

The PB harvest

51 set · 13 still standing
  • Kaan Ulkusal — 3×3 single 11.07: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Toni Petrov Karamanliev — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Sorin Turculeț — 3×3 one-handed single 17.62: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Matei Alexandru Stroescu — 3×3 one-handed single 17.69: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
  • Ilie Nagrineac — 4×4 single 44.59: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Kaan Ulkusal — 2×2 single 3.45: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.
  • Bogdan Grigoruţă — 4×4 single 50.60: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
  • Bogdan Grigoruţă — 3×3 one-handed single 24.32: into the top 32.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

41 competitors · 199 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. Martin Fronescu won it with a 8.42 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

41 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.