Competitions · Romania
Bucharest Cubing April 2026
Bucuresti · 25 April 2026 · 5 events · 32 competitors · 20 personal bests
Ianis Costin Chele won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 0.07 seconds. 32 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Darius Cristian Dumitru took a 2×2 single of 3.00 down to 1.53, 49 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ianis Costin Chele | 5.25 | 6.13 |
| 2×2 | Ianis Costin Chele | 1.58 | 1.85 |
| 4×4 | Twan Dullemond | 23.47 | 24.43 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ianis Costin Chele | 8.14 | 9.06 |
| Square-1 | Ianis Costin Chele | 9.93 | 13.20 |
The PB harvest
20 set · 14 still standing- Tudor Petru Stoica — 2×2 single 1.09: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
- Darius Cristian Dumitru — 2×2 single 1.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Sebastian Andrei Neacsu — 3×3 one-handed single 12.83: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Darius Cristian Dumitru — 4×4 single 35.99: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
- Tudor Petru Stoica — 4×4 single 42.55: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
- Codrin Zaharia — 3×3 one-handed single 18.76: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
- Alexandru Vlad Spătaru — 3×3 single 19.10: into the top 37.4% of the event's history.
- Matei Glomnicu — 4×4 single 1:06.90: into the top 43.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
32 competitors · 221 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 6.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R B R B' U2 R B2 L2 F2 U2 L' F' D' B' L2 B2 R2 U' - 2
B U D L F R2 D R' D L2 F2 L2 B' D2 R2 F D' F' - 3
D B' L2 R2 B R2 B2 D2 L2 U2 B R' U' L' B F R' D' F2 U' - 4
U2 D2 L' F' B' D' L2 U L' F2 U2 F2 D' L2 U' B2 D' F D' - 5
B2 D2 R' L' B U' R L D R U R2 D F2 D2 R2 D' R2 F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
32 competitors- Alex Chisăliță-Ignat
- Alexandru Bedereagă
- Alexandru Vlad Spătaru
- Anais Isabelle Necula
- Bogdan Petru Negru
- Catalin Alexandru Dumitru
- Codrin Zaharia
- Darius Cristian Dumitru
- Elian Faur
- Erica Maria Stoica
- Filip Mihail Nica
- Filip Petre
- Ianis Costin Chele
- Matei Florea
- Matei Glomnicu
- Matei Tataru
- Matteo Provasi
- Michał Soboń
- Mihai Soare
- Mihail Stoicescu
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu
- Milan Dang
- Olena Buzhynska
- Orban Raul Florian
- Robert Vasile
- Sebastian Andrei Mazilu
- Sebastian Andrei Neacsu
- Serban Stelian
- Stefan Dang
- Stefan Negrea
- Tudor Petru Stoica
- Twan Dullemond
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.