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Baia Mare North Open 2019

Baia Mare · 17 August 2019 · 13 events · 26 competitors · 69 personal bests

János Bereczki won six of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Paul Becsi by 0.14 seconds. 26 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 36 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 5×5 average national record: 53.66.

Six wins
János Bereczki — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.14s
closest final — Pyraminx, Paul Becsi over Maya Maghiar
69
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3János Bereczki9.0010.20
2×2János Bereczki2.353.14
4×4János Bereczki30.0131.81
5×5János Bereczki50.0353.66
3×3 blindfoldedKonstantin Jaehne48.50
3×3 one-handedJános Bereczki10.9912.11
MegaminxJános Bereczki52.0356.92
PyraminxPaul Becsi3.996.21
SkewbBogdan Briciu3.965.21
Square-1Paul Becsi8.198.80
4×4 blindfoldedMihály Horváth3:28.025:09.91
5×5 blindfoldedMihály Horváth15:37.00
3×3 Multi-BlindKonstantin Jaehne13 of 13 cubes · 59:32

The PB harvest

69 set · 36 still standing
  • Maya Maghiar — 3×3 single 8.67: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Paul Becsi — Pyraminx single 3.99: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Donát Jakus — 3×3 single 10.46: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Bogdan Briciu — Pyraminx single 4.48: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Bogdan Briciu — Skewb single 3.96: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Donát Jakus — 2×2 single 2.70: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
  • Konstantin Jaehne — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 13 of 13 cubes · 59:32: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • David Petru Ciubuc — 5×5 single 1:11.04: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

26 competitors · 313 results · 13 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 10.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

26 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.