Competitions · Romania
Iasi Back to Cubing 2024
Iasi · 12 October 2024 · 5 events · 43 competitors · 62 personal bests
Mihnea Andrei Panţu won four of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Radu Andrei Andrieș by 0.14 seconds. 43 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Gabriel Plăcintă took a 3×3 single of 55.49 down to 17.86, 68 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Mihnea Andrei Panţu | 8.23 | 9.29 |
| 2×2 | Radu Andrei Andrieș | 2.64 | 2.84 |
| 4×4 | Mihnea Andrei Panţu | 28.93 | 32.40 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Mihnea Andrei Panţu | 14.00 | 15.34 |
| Pyraminx | Mihnea Andrei Panţu | 3.25 | 4.52 |
The PB harvest
62 set · 33 still standing- Mihai Savin — 3×3 single 6.71: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Radu Andrei Andrieș — 3×3 one-handed single 10.22: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Alexandru Ignat — Pyraminx single 3.16: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Vasile Dan — Pyraminx single 4.12: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
- Filip Boariu — 3×3 single 10.79: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
- Tudor-Ștefan Cioinac — 3×3 single 11.12: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
- Amarghioalei Cezar Andrei — 2×2 single 2.71: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
- Filip Boariu — 2×2 single 2.84: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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
43 competitors · 329 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. Mihnea Andrei Panţu won it with a 9.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U L D2 B2 R' F2 R' D2 B2 L U' B2 F R2 F2 D L' - 2
U R' B' D2 L' D L2 U2 B2 D U' B' L' R' F2 D' F' U - 3
F2 D2 B D L2 U2 R U F2 B2 L2 D F2 U L2 B L U F - 4
R' F2 U2 D' F' U' B2 L U' R' F U2 F2 R2 D' R2 U B2 U2 L2 - 5
R F L R2 B2 U F2 D B2 D U2 F2 U2 B U' R F2 D2 L B'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
43 competitors- Aftanase David Mihail
- Alexandru Ignat
- Amarghioalei Cezar Andrei
- Anais Isabelle Necula
- Andrei Pop
- Antonie Olaru
- Baziluc Mihnea Nectarie
- Bogdan Grigoruţă
- Calin Andrei Ungurean
- Calin Metin
- Cezar-Mihail Rotaru
- Ciprian Timotei Olaru
- Cristian Solonaru
- Daniel Mindrigan
- Darius Turcu
- Elena Butnaru
- Filip Boariu
- Gabriel Plăcintă
- Lucian Mihai Cremeneanu
- Matei Nica
- Mihai Savin
- Mihai Soare
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu
- Oana-Simona Vrabie
- Paul Mironescu
- Petre Emilian
- Philip Gherasim
- Radu Andrei Andrieș
- Radu Mihai Stan
- Răzvan Musteață
- Sebastian-Constantin Lupoaie
- Stan Tudor Ionut
- Stefan Darie
- Stefan Sosu
- Terchea David Cristian
- Theodor Cardoneanu
- Tudor Sandu
- Tudor-Ștefan Cioinac
- Vasile Dan
- Victor Apostol
- Vlad Bivolaru
- Vlad Constantin Rotarescu
- Vlad Stănescu
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.