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Bucharest October Cubing 2024

Bucuresti · 19 October 2024 · 5 events · 50 competitors · 52 personal bests

Mihnea Andrei Panţu won two of the five events (4×4, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Mihnea Andrei Panţu by 0.19 seconds. 50 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ianis Costin Chele set the 3×3 average national record: 6.20.

Two wins
Mihnea Andrei Panţu — 4×4, Skewb
0.19s
closest final — Skewb, Mihnea Andrei Panţu over Mihail Stoicescu
52
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mihail Stoicescu7.518.01
2×2Serban Stelian2.162.64
4×4Mihnea Andrei Panţu28.6731.75
PyraminxOrban Raul Florian2.353.28
SkewbMihnea Andrei Panţu4.205.30

The PB harvest

52 set · 35 still standing

First-timers

Ten 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

50 competitors · 307 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. Mihail Stoicescu won it with a 8.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

50 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.