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Competitions · Romania

Bucharest Cubing October 2025

Bucuresti · 25 October 2025 · 5 events · 32 competitors · 28 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won three of the five events (2×2, 4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Serban Stelian by 0.32 seconds. 32 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Rusanovschi Daniel set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 2:35.39.

Three wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 2×2, 4×4, Megaminx
0.32s
closest final — 3×3, Serban Stelian over Ianis Costin Chele
28
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Serban Stelian5.856.87
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.271.44
4×4Ianis Costin Chele23.9826.81
3×3 blindfoldedSerban Stelian1:05.75
MegaminxIanis Costin Chele34.8141.36

The PB harvest

28 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

Six 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

32 competitors · 216 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. Serban Stelian won it with a 6.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.