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Competitions · Romania

Bucharest Cubing March 2026

Bucuresti · 28 March 2026 · 5 events · 33 competitors · 25 personal bests

Twan Dullemond won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 0.27 seconds. 33 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Serban Stelian set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 28.20.

Two wins
Twan Dullemond — 3×3, 4×4
0.27s
closest final — 2×2, Ianis Costin Chele over Matei Florea
25
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Twan Dullemond5.085.63
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.112.21
4×4Twan Dullemond21.9723.32
3×3 blindfoldedSerban Stelian32.21
PyraminxRadu Mihai Stan1.683.40

The PB harvest

25 set · 16 still standing

First-timers

Eight 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

33 competitors · 232 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. Twan Dullemond won it with a 5.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

33 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.