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Constanta Rubik Open 2016

Constanta · 20 August 2016 · 6 events · 38 competitors · 51 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won five of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.70 seconds. 38 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Martin Fronescu set the 3×3 single national record: 7.72.

Five wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.70s
closest final — 2×2, Martin Fronescu over Mihnea Andrei Panţu
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu8.369.44
2×2Martin Fronescu1.882.92
4×4Martin Fronescu38.8845.31
3×3 blindfoldedŞmit Andrei Oanea1:24.33
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu14.5317.21
Square-1Martin Fronescu16.3622.95

The PB harvest

51 set · 12 still standing
  • Matei Mălin Niţă — Square-1 single 15.38: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Stanislav Petrov Zlatev — 3×3 one-handed single 24.31: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.
  • Dan Stroie — 3×3 single 18.36: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.
  • Dragoș Ispas — 3×3 single 19.41: into the top 38.3% of the event's history.
  • Matei Mălin Niţă — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:53.84: into the top 50.7% of the event's history.
  • Bogdan Grigoruţă — Square-1 single 31.53: into the top 52.3% of the event's history.
  • Stanislav Petrov Zlatev — 4×4 single 1:17.43: into the top 53.8% of the event's history.
  • Darius Enache — 3×3 one-handed single 37.96: into the top 62.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

38 competitors · 207 results · 6 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. Martin Fronescu won it with a 9.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

38 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.