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Competitions · Romania

Bucharest Cubing February 2025

Bucuresti · 8 February 2025 · 5 events · 46 competitors · 47 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won five of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 0.38 seconds. 46 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ianis Costin Chele set the Pyraminx single national record: 1.00.

Five wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.38s
closest final — Skewb, Ianis Costin Chele over Mihail Stoicescu
47
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele6.396.64
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.211.62
4×4Ianis Costin Chele26.5829.39
PyraminxIanis Costin Chele1.002.65
SkewbIanis Costin Chele3.164.56

The PB harvest

47 set · 15 still standing

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

46 competitors · 342 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 6.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

46 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.