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Competitions · Romania

Bucharest Winter Cubing A 2023

Bucuresti · 16 December 2023 · 5 events · 35 competitors · 48 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won five of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 0.88 seconds. 35 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ianis Costin Chele set the 3×3 single national record: 4.62.

Five wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, Clock, Pyraminx
0.88s
closest final — 2×2, Ianis Costin Chele over Radu Andreas
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele5.786.55
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.702.31
4×4Ianis Costin Chele27.6832.07
ClockIanis Costin Chele6.456.83
PyraminxIanis Costin Chele1.882.35

The PB harvest

48 set · 13 still standing

First-timers

Five 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

35 competitors · 223 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 6.55 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.