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Moldavian Nationals Summer 2016

Chișinău · 20 August 2016 · 7 events · 32 competitors · 41 personal bests

Artem Melikian (Артем Мелікян) won five of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ilie Nagrineac by 0.22 seconds. 32 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ilie Nagrineac set the Pyraminx single national record: 4.84.

Five wins
Artem Melikian (Артем Мелікян) — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.22s
closest final — 2×2, Ilie Nagrineac over Artem Melikian (Артем Мелікян)
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

The PB harvest

41 set · 21 still standing
  • Andrei Andrieș — 3×3 single 15.26: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
  • Vladislav Manolov — 3×3 single 16.97: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.
  • Marcel Rotaru — 3×3 single 18.29: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.
  • Liviu Munteanu — 3×3 single 18.34: into the top 35.1% of the event's history.
  • Mihai Spinu — 3×3 single 19.44: into the top 38.3% of the event's history.
  • Gennady Iliin — 3×3 one-handed single 27.33: into the top 40.2% of the event's history.
  • Roma Canja — 3×3 single 20.48: into the top 41.3% of the event's history.
  • Gherman Ciub — 3×3 single 21.33: into the top 43.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 141 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. Artem Melikian (Артем Мелікян) won it with a 12.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.