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Competitions · Romania

Bucharest Autumn Cubing A 2023

Bucuresti · 25 November 2023 · 5 events · 31 competitors · 40 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Mihnea Andrei Panţu by 0.62 seconds. 31 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Valentin Chifor took a Skewb single of 17.18 down to 6.46, 62 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 3×3, 2×2, Skewb
0.62s
closest final — Pyraminx, Mihnea Andrei Panţu over Mihail Stoicescu
40
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele6.406.69
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.301.43
4×4Mihnea Andrei Panţu30.4433.50
PyraminxMihnea Andrei Panţu3.914.67
SkewbIanis Costin Chele4.044.77

The PB harvest

40 set · 14 still standing

First-timers

Nine 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

31 competitors · 216 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. Ianis Costin Chele won it with a 6.69 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

31 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.