Competitions · Romania
Bucharest Summer Cubes B 2023
Bucuresti · 16 July 2023 · 5 events · 45 competitors · 62 personal bests
Matei-Alexandru Ghencea won three of the five events (2×2, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Andrei-Traian Răduț by 0.10 seconds. 45 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ion Andreaas Florian took a 3×3 single of 35.02 down to 10.80, 69 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Andrei-Traian Răduț | 7.65 | 10.14 |
| 2×2 | Matei-Alexandru Ghencea | 2.90 | 3.70 |
| 4×4 | Matei-Alexandru Ghencea | 43.39 | 46.91 |
| Pyraminx | Matei-Alexandru Ghencea | 5.23 | 5.83 |
| Skewb | Alberto Bărzoi | 5.04 | 6.20 |
The PB harvest
62 set · 23 still standing- Paul Ștefan Tuinea — 2×2 single 1.49: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
- Tiberiu Terteleac — 3×3 single 8.04: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Matei-Alexandru Ghencea — 2×2 single 1.69: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Matei-Alexandru Ghencea — 3×3 single 8.18: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Andrei Răzvan Ionel — 3×3 single 10.26: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
- Rafael Todirașcu — 2×2 single 2.51: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
- Ion Andreaas Florian — 3×3 single 10.80: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
- Cezar Alexandru Dinulescu — 3×3 single 11.43: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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
45 competitors · 257 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. Andrei-Traian Răduț won it with a 10.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 D B2 L2 U' L2 U F' L2 B U F L' D L' D2 R2 F' - 2
B2 U2 F R2 B' F U2 R U2 B' L' D F U2 B' D' U2 L2 - 3
B2 U2 R2 F2 L' D2 L2 D2 B D L' U F R B2 R' B' U L - 4
R' B' R L2 F2 L' F B2 R' D' F2 D2 R2 U2 B2 R' U2 L U2 - 5
L' D2 R L2 D F' L B R' U R F2 R L' D2 B2 D2 R B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
45 competitors- Alberto Bărzoi
- Alexandru Ignat
- Andrei Răzvan Ionel
- Andrei-Traian Răduț
- Arsenie Mihnea Barbu
- Beniamin Roman Nicolae
- Boboc Teodor
- Calin Zamfir
- Cezar Alexandru Dinulescu
- David Andrei Răileanu
- Dominic Stefan Nitu
- Dragos Butnariu
- Ianis Stefan Dumbrava
- Ion Andreaas Florian
- Ion Dinicescu
- Ion Ioan Nicholas
- Luca Nicolas
- Lucian Mihai Cremeneanu
- Marco Dascălu
- Matei-Alexandru Ghencea
- Matei Corjos
- Matei Glomnicu
- Mihai Căpăţinescu
- Mihail Cosmin Negrescu
- Mihnea George Dumitru
- Mihnea Paul Dumitru
- Mihnea Timofan
- Oana-Simona Vrabie
- Paul Ștefan Tuinea
- Petre Emilian
- Petru Ciocoiu
- Radu Andrei Andrieș
- Radu Mihai Stan
- Rafael Todirașcu
- Rares Andrei Lacatus
- Rares Petru Georgescu
- Robert Mihai Ferezan
- Robert Mihai Martius
- Sebastian Andrei Neacsu
- Theodor Bugan
- Tiberiu Terteleac
- Tudor Juncu
- Valentin Chifor
- Vlad Andrei Bautu
- Vlad Iacob
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.