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Bucharest Cubing September 2025

Bucuresti · 20 September 2025 · 5 events · 30 competitors · 43 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won five of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 0.28 seconds. 30 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today.

The moment

A national record

Ianis Costin Chele set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 6.66.

Five wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.28s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ianis Costin Chele over Radu Mihai Stan
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele5.185.81
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.321.82
4×4Ianis Costin Chele28.0929.03
3×3 one-handedIanis Costin Chele6.669.19
PyraminxIanis Costin Chele1.902.69

The PB harvest

43 set · 25 still standing

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 242 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 5.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 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.