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Competitions · Romania

Bucharest You Only Need One 2023

Bucuresti · 22 July 2023 · 4 events · 40 competitors · 32 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won two of the four events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Serban Stelian by 0.35 seconds. 40 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Matei-Alexandru Ghencea set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single national record: 26 moves.

Two wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.35s
closest final — 3×3, Serban Stelian over Martin Fronescu
32
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Serban Stelian7.267.93
3×3 blindfoldedMartin Fronescu1:15.141:16.31
3×3 Fewest MovesMatei-Alexandru Ghencea26 moves29.00
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu12.2013.34

The PB harvest

32 set · 11 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

40 competitors · 169 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

40 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.