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Marginea Cubing 2026

Marginea, Suceava · 1 August 2026 · 12 events · 26 competitors · 51 personal bests

Costea Livadari won five of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Costea Livadari by 0.05 seconds. 26 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Costea Livadari set the 7×7 average national record: 3:36.20.

Five wins
Costea Livadari — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Pyraminx
0.05s
closest final — Pyraminx, Costea Livadari over Lungu Ciliac Horatiu Casian
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mihai Savin8.029.16
2×2Rusanovschi Daniel2.113.01
4×4Costea Livadari34.4038.65
5×5Costea Livadari1:11.521:17.16
6×6Costea Livadari2:08.562:15.14
7×7Costea Livadari3:25.173:36.20
3×3 one-handedMihai Savin15.8117.87
ClockAnton Kryhan (Антон Криган)7.849.00
MegaminxSebastian-Ionuţ Stan48.8556.17
PyraminxCostea Livadari6.888.14
SkewbAnton Kryhan (Антон Криган)2.412.98
Square-1Rusanovschi Daniel15.3218.67

The PB harvest

51 set · 50 still standing
  • Razvan Leohchi — 3×3 single 10.69: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Ștefan Balan — 3×3 single 10.85: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Mihai Căpăţinescu — 3×3 one-handed single 16.05: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Rusanovschi Daniel — 3×3 one-handed single 17.66: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
  • David Costan — 2×2 single 3.28: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
  • David Costan — Pyraminx single 6.33: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
  • Dragoș-Mihai Dumitru — 2×2 single 3.71: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
  • Marin Matei Ioan — 3×3 single 14.78: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

26 competitors · 212 results · 12 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. Mihai Savin won it with a 9.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

26 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.