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ICHB Back To School 2019

Bucuresti · 28 September 2019 · 8 events · 47 competitors · 55 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won eight of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.66 seconds. 47 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Martin Fronescu set the 2×2 single national record: 0.71.

Eight wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.66s
closest final — 4×4, Martin Fronescu over Mihnea Andrei Panţu
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu6.758.33
2×2Martin Fronescu0.712.06
4×4Martin Fronescu30.1433.45
5×5Martin Fronescu59.371:06.33
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu11.9113.58
MegaminxMartin Fronescu45.5050.74
PyraminxMartin Fronescu2.493.10
Square-1Martin Fronescu9.4211.00

The PB harvest

55 set · 41 still standing

First-timers

15 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 286 results · 8 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 8.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

47 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.