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Brasov Funky Cubes 2023

Brasov · 19 August 2023 · 8 events · 50 competitors · 86 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won five of the eight events (3×3, Megaminx, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Christofor Gabriel Costea by 0.11 seconds. 50 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ianis Costin Chele set the 3×3 single national record: 4.92.

Five wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 3×3, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.11s
closest final — 2×2, Christofor Gabriel Costea over Ianis Costin Chele
86
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele4.927.21
2×2Christofor Gabriel Costea1.381.64
4×4János Bereczki24.3526.86
ClockMatei-Alexandru Ghencea5.456.03
MegaminxIanis Costin Chele34.2638.39
PyraminxIanis Costin Chele1.883.57
SkewbIanis Costin Chele2.133.26
Square-1Ianis Costin Chele6.1810.25

The PB harvest

86 set · 17 still standing

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

50 competitors · 371 results · 8 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. Ianis Costin Chele won it with a 7.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

50 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.