Competitions · Romania
Iasi Back To Cubing 2019
Iasi · 14 September 2019 · 6 events · 37 competitors · 42 personal bests
Haluk Ulkusal won five of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Haluk Ulkusal by 0.33 seconds. 37 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Rareș Petru Anitei took a 3×3 single of 52.13 down to 21.93, 58 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Haluk Ulkusal | 5.96 | 9.15 |
| 2×2 | Haluk Ulkusal | 2.70 | 3.10 |
| 4×4 | Haluk Ulkusal | 30.11 | 35.36 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Haluk Ulkusal | 13.42 | 16.38 |
| Megaminx | Vasile Dan | 57.45 | 1:02.33 |
| Pyraminx | Haluk Ulkusal | 4.44 | 5.90 |
The PB harvest
42 set · 29 still standing- Vasile Dan — Megaminx single 57.45: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- David Varvara — 3×3 single 11.16: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
- David Varvara — 2×2 single 2.71: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
- David Racoviță — Megaminx single 1:03.69: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
- Mihai Maciuc — 3×3 single 14.29: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
- Mihai Robert Carciumaru — Pyraminx single 6.63: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
- Mihai Robert Carciumaru — 2×2 single 4.04: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.
- Raphael Maltagliati — 3×3 single 17.00: into the top 31.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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
37 competitors · 185 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. Haluk Ulkusal won it with a 9.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B2 U2 R2 U2 L2 F' U2 B D2 R' F U B' U' F2 D F' R D' - 2
F U2 R2 D L' F D2 F' U2 F R2 D2 B2 U B2 R2 U F2 D - 3
F2 L D F' R2 F' R' U2 B L F2 U2 F2 L2 D R2 D F2 B2 - 4
B2 D2 L2 F2 U2 F2 L' B2 R' B L2 D' U L' B L R2 B' U' B' - 5
D' B2 L2 B2 D2 R2 D' R2 D' R B' F2 R2 U2 B' U R D U' F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
37 competitors- Adrian Mihai Galaţanu
- Adrian Munteanu
- Alexandru Ignat
- Alin Duicu
- Bianca-Maria Morgociu
- Bogdan Adrian Milica
- Bogdan Grigoruţă
- Daniel Miton
- Darius Turcu
- David Racoviță
- David Varvara
- Elena-Diana Popa
- Fabian Mărtinaș
- Gheorghiu Alex
- Haluk Ulkusal
- Ilie-Laurenţiu Soare
- Ioan Agape
- Manuel Foșalău
- Matei Galatanu
- Matei Poleuca
- Mihai Căpăţinescu
- Mihai Dănilă-Sandu
- Mihai Maciuc
- Mihai Robert Carciumaru
- Nichita Cobasnean
- Raphael Maltagliati
- Rareș Petru Anitei
- Răzvan Alexandru Panait
- Sorin Turculeț
- Stefan Acasandrei
- Ștefan Balan
- Ștefania Magda Chiperescu
- Tudor Cosmin Oanea
- Tudor Cristian Amariei
- Ursu Mircea
- Vasile Dan
- Vlad Predescu
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.