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Bucharest Cubing A 2023

Bucuresti · 17 June 2023 · 5 events · 50 competitors · 61 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won four of the five events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Serban Stelian by 0.06 seconds. 50 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ianis Costin Chele set the 3×3 average national record: 6.67.

Four wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.06s
closest final — 3×3, Serban Stelian over Ianis Costin Chele
61
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Serban Stelian6.987.66
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.131.51
3×3 one-handedIanis Costin Chele10.0712.67
PyraminxIanis Costin Chele2.182.45
SkewbIanis Costin Chele3.283.96

The PB harvest

61 set · 19 still standing
  • Yuki Takahashi — 3×3 single 7.96: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Yuki Takahashi — Pyraminx single 4.54: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Andrei Maloș — Pyraminx single 4.98: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Andrei Răzvan Ionel — Pyraminx single 5.64: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
  • Demir Polat — 3×3 single 14.96: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
  • Vieriu-Eftimiu Luca Marian — Skewb single 6.16: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.
  • Andrei Maloș — 3×3 one-handed single 25.27: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.
  • Victor Diaconu — Pyraminx single 7.92: into the top 35.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

50 competitors · 326 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 7.66 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.