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Iasi Cubing 2023

Iasi · 14 October 2023 · 5 events · 40 competitors · 38 personal bests

Mihail Stoicescu won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by David-Mihail Ion by 0.26 seconds. 40 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Vlad Ciobanu set the 4×4 single national record: 38.61.

Three wins
Mihail Stoicescu — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.26s
closest final — 2×2, David-Mihail Ion over Tudor Sandu
38
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mihail Stoicescu7.389.17
2×2David-Mihail Ion1.752.73
4×4Mihail Stoicescu36.8938.89
3×3 one-handedMihail Stoicescu13.4115.01
PyraminxTudor-Ștefan Cioinac2.694.74

The PB harvest

38 set · 11 still standing
  • Tudor Sandu — 2×2 single 1.57: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Tudor-Ștefan Cioinac — Pyraminx single 2.69: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Paul-Petrișor Protopopescu — 3×3 single 11.25: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
  • Dragos Butnariu — 3×3 single 12.60: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
  • Matei Galatanu — 4×4 single 47.90: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
  • Ștefan Buruiana — 3×3 single 15.19: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.
  • Luca Nicolas — Pyraminx single 7.18: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
  • Ștefan Buruiana — 3×3 one-handed single 27.09: into the top 39.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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 · 208 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. Mihail Stoicescu won it with a 9.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

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.