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Bucharest Winter Cubing B 2023

Bucuresti · 16 December 2023 · 5 events · 28 competitors · 28 personal bests

David-Mihail Ion won two of the five events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by David-Mihail Ion by 0.09 seconds. 28 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ramy Ștefan Taleb took a Pyraminx single of 4.80 down to 3.01, 37 percent better in one day.

Two wins
David-Mihail Ion — 2×2, Pyraminx
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, David-Mihail Ion over Robert Mihai Martius
28
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andrei-Traian Răduț7.719.07
2×2David-Mihail Ion1.912.99
4×4Matei-Alexandru Ghencea41.8444.80
ClockMatei-Alexandru Ghencea6.126.66
PyraminxDavid-Mihail Ion3.174.21

The PB harvest

28 set · 9 still standing
  • Ramy Ștefan Taleb — Pyraminx single 3.01: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Alexandru Ignat — 3×3 single 9.25: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Pangrate Ioan Vladimir — 2×2 single 2.55: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Mihai Gruia — 3×3 single 18.39: into the top 35.3% of the event's history.
  • Rares Petru Georgescu — Clock single 15.28: into the top 49.0% of the event's history.
  • Mihai Gruia — Pyraminx single 10.04: into the top 53.3% of the event's history.
  • Mihai Gruia — 2×2 single 6.53: into the top 56.3% of the event's history.
  • Luca Vantur — Pyraminx single 12.19: into the top 68.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

28 competitors · 201 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 9.07 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

28 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.