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Bucharest Autumn Cubing B 2023

Bucuresti · 25 November 2023 · 5 events · 33 competitors · 47 personal bests

Serban Stelian won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Robert Mihai Martius by 0.08 seconds. 33 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

David-Mihail Ion took a Pyraminx single of 4.11 down to 1.67, 59 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Serban Stelian — 3×3, 4×4
0.08s
closest final — Pyraminx, Robert Mihai Martius over Radu Mihai Stan
47
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Serban Stelian7.038.56
2×2David-Mihail Ion1.632.38
4×4Serban Stelian33.9238.82
PyraminxRobert Mihai Martius4.696.38
SkewbDavid-Mihail Ion2.235.16

The PB harvest

47 set · 13 still standing

First-timers

Three 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

33 competitors · 261 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. Serban Stelian won it with a 8.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

33 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.