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Botosani Rubik Open 2016

Botosani · 10 September 2016 · 5 events · 29 competitors · 26 personal bests

Vasile Dan won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ilie Nagrineac by 0.63 seconds. 29 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ilie Nagrineac set the 2×2 single national record: 2.47.

Two wins
Vasile Dan — 3×3, 4×4
0.63s
closest final — 2×2, Ilie Nagrineac over Adrian Munteanu
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Vasile Dan13.0314.21
2×2Ilie Nagrineac2.474.80
4×4Vasile Dan50.9357.15
3×3 blindfoldedŞmit Andrei Oanea1:44.44
3×3 one-handedPaul Becsi19.3124.16

The PB harvest

26 set · 2 still standing

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

29 competitors · 144 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. Vasile Dan won it with a 14.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

29 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.