Competitions · Romania
Botosani Rubik Open 2017
Botosani · 2 September 2017 · 5 events · 20 competitors · 30 personal bests
Haluk Ulkusal won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Haluk Ulkusal by 0.86 seconds. 20 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ilie-Laurenţiu Soare took a 2×2 single of 10.22 down to 5.56, 46 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Haluk Ulkusal | 9.07 | 10.58 |
| 2×2 | Haluk Ulkusal | 2.25 | 3.41 |
| 4×4 | Antonio Pruteanu | 42.64 | 48.77 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Vasile Dan | 2:32.65 | 2:52.22 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Paul Becsi | 17.74 | 22.14 |
The PB harvest
30 set · 5 still standing- Bianca Maria Stanciu — 3×3 single 21.86: into the top 45.1% of the event's history.
- Rareș Emil Băncescu — 4×4 single 1:08.31: into the top 45.2% of the event's history.
- Rareș Emil Băncescu — 3×3 one-handed single 42.67: into the top 68.9% of the event's history.
- Mădălin Tatarciuc — 3×3 one-handed single 52.01: into the top 78.5% of the event's history.
- Teodor Toma — 3×3 one-handed single 1:05.87: into the top 87.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
20 competitors · 140 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. Haluk Ulkusal won it with a 10.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' B2 D2 F2 U L2 R2 U R2 D' L' F' U L B' D' U' B' D B2 - 2
D L' U D F D2 R B U2 D R2 B2 R B2 L2 U2 L B2 L' U2 F2 - 3
B R2 U2 F' R2 B L2 B' R2 U2 L2 D F' U2 L2 B D2 R U2 F - 4
D2 L2 B' U2 F2 D2 F U2 B' R2 F R' F D2 U' L' B' D U2 R - 5
D2 L2 U' R2 U R2 D L2 F2 D' R' B' R' U' F R' U R2 B L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
20 competitors- Adrian Mihai Galaţanu
- Adrian Munteanu
- Albert Popovici
- Antonio Pruteanu
- Bianca Maria Stanciu
- Bogdan Grigoruţă
- Ciprian Timotei Olaru
- Cristian Vlad Voicu
- Haluk Ulkusal
- Ilie-Laurenţiu Soare
- Mădălin Tatarciuc
- Matei Alexandru Stroescu
- Matei Galatanu
- Mihai Căpăţinescu
- Paul Becsi
- Rareș Emil Băncescu
- Rattakit Sirathatnararot
- Sorin Turculeț
- Teodor Toma
- Vasile Dan
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.