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Botosani Cube Day 2018

Botosani · 15 September 2018 · 6 events · 19 competitors · 29 personal bests

Ilie Nagrineac won two of the six events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Sorin Turculeț by 0.34 seconds. 19 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ilie Nagrineac set the Pyraminx single national record: 2.45.

Two wins
Ilie Nagrineac — 2×2, Pyraminx
0.34s
closest final — 3×3, Sorin Turculeț over János Bereczki
29
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sorin Turculeț9.7610.65
2×2Ilie Nagrineac1.812.61
4×4János Bereczki29.7235.73
5×5János Bereczki1:01.061:07.93
PyraminxIlie Nagrineac2.453.35
Square-1Paul Becsi10.0610.60

The PB harvest

29 set · 4 still standing

First-timers

Three 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

19 competitors · 188 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. Sorin Turculeț won it with a 10.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

19 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.