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ICHB Cube Race 2019

Bucuresti · 20 July 2019 · 8 events · 51 competitors · 80 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won eight of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.20 seconds. 51 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Kamel Ayoub set the 3×3 single national record: 42.86.

Eight wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.20s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Martin Fronescu over Mihnea Andrei Panţu
80
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu7.968.93
2×2Martin Fronescu1.842.45
4×4Martin Fronescu33.4734.21
3×3 blindfoldedMartin Fronescu1:04.29
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu13.6115.12
MegaminxMartin Fronescu45.0152.08
PyraminxMartin Fronescu2.412.88
SkewbMartin Fronescu4.485.65

The PB harvest

80 set · 39 still standing

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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

51 competitors · 389 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 8.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

51 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.