Competitions · Romania
Bucharest Cubing July 2024
Bucuresti · 27 July 2024 · 5 events · 38 competitors · 37 personal bests
Haluk Ulkusal won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kaloyan Vladimirov Kalev by 0.21 seconds. 38 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Stefan Bandea took a 3×3 single of 34.65 down to 16.35, 53 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Haluk Ulkusal | 5.88 | 7.49 |
| 2×2 | Kaloyan Vladimirov Kalev | 1.83 | 2.67 |
| 4×4 | Haluk Ulkusal | 26.14 | 29.97 |
| Pyraminx | Radu Andrei Andrieș | 3.57 | 4.96 |
| Square-1 | Matei Florea | 10.43 | 16.10 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 15 still standing- Haluk Ulkusal — 3×3 single 5.14: into the top 0.15% of the event's history.
- Ramy Ștefan Taleb — 3×3 single 10.87: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
- Ioan Epure — 3×3 single 11.58: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
- Marc Santeiu — 2×2 single 3.04: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
- Vlad Andrei Bautu — 2×2 single 3.26: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
- Tudor Juncu — 3×3 single 13.95: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
- Adrian Teodor Facere — Pyraminx single 6.58: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
- Stefan Bandea — Pyraminx single 6.88: into the top 26.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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
38 competitors · 256 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. Haluk Ulkusal won it with a 7.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 U' R2 F2 D' R2 D2 F2 U2 F' R2 B D2 U2 R2 B R F2 D B' - 2
B U2 L2 B2 F L2 F2 D2 F' L' D R D' B' L2 D2 U L D U' - 3
D2 B D2 F' R2 B R' D' F L' B2 R' F2 L2 F2 D2 L2 U2 - 4
B L2 D2 R' F2 D2 R' U2 L2 U2 B' U F' L2 F' L F D R2 - 5
F2 L B2 D B L2 B R2 F' R2 U R2 U R2 L2 F2 U D2 F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
38 competitors- Adrian Teodor Facere
- Andrei Pop
- Andrei-Traian Răduț
- Chirilă Lucas Mihai
- Cristian Alexandru Teodorescu
- Dragoş Mihai Cadariu
- Eduard Mantescu
- Eduard Serbanescu
- Elian Faur
- Elliana Alexia Cioaca
- Filip Boariu
- Filip Daniel Grigoroiu
- Haluk Ulkusal
- Ioan Epure
- Kaloyan Vladimirov Kalev
- Marc Santeiu
- Maria-Elena Stanciu
- Marius Alexandru Stanescu
- Matei Corjos
- Matei Florea
- Mihai Căpăţinescu
- Mihai Soare
- Niculae Filip Rareș
- Noah Siru
- Radu Andrei Andrieș
- Radu Ștefan
- Ramy Ștefan Taleb
- Sebastian Andrei Neacsu
- Stefan Bandea
- Teodor Cristian Brasov
- Teodor Ghețu
- Tudor Juncu
- Tudor Petru Stoica
- Tudor Sandu
- Valentin Chifor
- Victor Santeiu
- Vlad Andrei Bautu
- Vlad Mocanu
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.