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Bucharest Cubing March 2025

Bucuresti · 15 March 2025 · 5 events · 45 competitors · 52 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Christofor Gabriel Costea by 0.24 seconds. 45 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Stefan Negrea set the Clock average national record: 4.34.

Two wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 3×3, 4×4
0.24s
closest final — 2×2, Christofor Gabriel Costea over Matei Florea
52
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele5.266.50
2×2Christofor Gabriel Costea1.271.78
4×4Ianis Costin Chele26.0827.50
ClockDavid-Mihail Ion4.144.44
PyraminxOrban Raul Florian2.032.50

The PB harvest

52 set · 26 still standing
  • Serban Stelian — 4×4 single 23.01: into the top 0.32% of the event's history.
  • Orban Raul Florian — Clock single 3.82: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Alex Chisăliță-Ignat — 2×2 single 1.63: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Petre Emilian — 2×2 single 1.72: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Calin Zamfir — Pyraminx single 4.15: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Valentin Chifor — 4×4 single 38.82: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
  • Mihai Soare — 3×3 single 12.54: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
  • Julien Oppenheimer-Halimi — 3×3 single 13.27: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

45 competitors · 303 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 6.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.