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Competitions · Romania

Bucharest Cubing March A 2024

Bucuresti · 16 March 2024 · 5 events · 36 competitors · 52 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Alberto Bărzoi by 2.09 seconds. 36 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Pană Tudor took a Pyraminx single of 22.40 down to 9.52, 57 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, Pyraminx
2.09s
closest final — Skewb, Alberto Bărzoi over Tudor Petru Stoica
52
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele6.117.19
2×2Ianis Costin Chele0.961.65
4×4Ianis Costin Chele30.1033.20
PyraminxIanis Costin Chele2.312.68
SkewbAlberto Bărzoi4.024.73

The PB harvest

52 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

Eight 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

36 competitors · 248 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 7.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.