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Baia Mare North Open 2018

Baia Mare · 1 September 2018 · 11 events · 24 competitors · 82 personal bests

János Bereczki won four of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by János Bereczki by 0.21 seconds. 24 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

János Bereczki set the 4×4 single national record: 28.53.

Four wins
János Bereczki — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.21s
closest final — 4×4, János Bereczki over Mihnea Andrei Panţu
82
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3János Bereczki8.9210.08
2×2Mihnea Andrei Panţu2.983.27
4×4János Bereczki31.3535.19
5×5Mihnea Andrei Panţu1:02.631:06.91
3×3 blindfoldedRaluca Ioana Grigoraș1:39.97
3×3 one-handedJános Bereczki14.6315.72
ClockPaul Becsi9.7612.12
MegaminxJános Bereczki1:05.261:11.04
PyraminxIulius Urieșu3.133.82
SkewbCristian Vlad Voicu4.355.66
Square-1Paul Becsi9.2412.34

The PB harvest

82 set · 17 still standing
  • Paul Becsi — 2×2 single 1.22: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Iulius Urieșu — 3×3 single 9.72: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Ilie-Laurenţiu Soare — 3×3 single 9.77: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Turcanu Vlad — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Raluca Ioana Grigoraș — 2×2 single 2.66: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Vasile Dan — 2×2 single 2.87: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
  • Iulius Urieșu — 2×2 single 3.16: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
  • Raluca Ioana Grigoraș — Skewb single 5.00: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

24 competitors · 293 results · 11 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. János Bereczki won it with a 10.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

24 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.