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Marginea Cubing 2025

Marginea, Suceava · 4 October 2025 · 7 events · 46 competitors · 41 personal bests

Radu Andrei Andrieș won seven of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Radu Andrei Andrieș by 0.08 seconds. 46 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Costea Livadari set the 7×7 single national record: 3:48.09.

Seven wins
Radu Andrei Andrieș — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Pyraminx
0.08s
closest final — Pyraminx, Radu Andrei Andrieș over Radu Mihai Stan
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Radu Andrei Andrieș7.038.32
2×2Radu Andrei Andrieș2.482.90
4×4Radu Andrei Andrieș28.6132.30
5×5Radu Andrei Andrieș54.1357.77
6×6Radu Andrei Andrieș1:48.531:51.87
7×7Radu Andrei Andrieș2:53.472:56.86
PyraminxRadu Andrei Andrieș2.002.91

The PB harvest

41 set · 14 still standing
  • Andrei Ciupac — 4×4 single 39.05: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
  • Ștefan Balan — Pyraminx single 5.16: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
  • Bogdan Grigoruţă — 3×3 single 12.50: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
  • Stefan Darie — Pyraminx single 5.53: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
  • Ștefan Balan — 5×5 single 1:22.32: into the top 21.0% of the event's history.
  • Alexandru Balan — 4×4 single 48.71: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
  • Olinic Ayaan — 2×2 single 4.40: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
  • Andrei Ciupac — 5×5 single 1:37.75: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

46 competitors · 222 results · 7 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. Radu Andrei Andrieș won it with a 8.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

46 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.