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Iasi Cubing Open 2019

Iasi · 30 March 2019 · 6 events · 43 competitors · 28 personal bests

Haluk Ulkusal won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Cristian Vlad Voicu by 0.44 seconds. 43 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Haluk Ulkusal set the 3×3 average national record: 7.60.

Three wins
Haluk Ulkusal — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4
0.44s
closest final — Pyraminx, Cristian Vlad Voicu over David Racoviță
28
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Haluk Ulkusal6.787.60
2×2Haluk Ulkusal2.573.27
4×4Haluk Ulkusal32.2636.87
3×3 blindfoldedŞmit Andrei Oanea1:17.17
MegaminxVasile Dan1:06.201:08.41
PyraminxCristian Vlad Voicu4.175.06

The PB harvest

28 set · 17 still standing

First-timers

21 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

43 competitors · 215 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 7.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

43 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.