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Oradea Cubing Open 2018

Oradea · 3 February 2018 · 9 events · 48 competitors · 80 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won five of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.17 seconds. 48 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ilie Nagrineac set the Megaminx single national record: 1:22.87.

Five wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.17s
closest final — Pyraminx, Martin Fronescu over Ilie Nagrineac
80
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu6.639.10
2×2Ilie Nagrineac1.691.88
4×4Martin Fronescu34.2537.20
5×5Bence Barát1:01.511:05.06
3×3 blindfoldedBence Barát53.46
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu12.2314.65
MegaminxMartin Fronescu54.621:01.46
PyraminxMartin Fronescu2.303.83
Square-1Paul Becsi9.0210.11

The PB harvest

80 set · 11 still standing
  • Antonio Pruteanu — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Filip Obreja — 2×2 single 1.52: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Ilie Nagrineac — 2×2 single 1.69: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Bianca Maria Stanciu — 2×2 single 3.06: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Ilie Nagrineac — Square-1 single 15.10: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
  • Antonio Pruteanu — 3×3 one-handed single 20.74: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
  • Ilie Nagrineac — Megaminx single 1:22.87: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.
  • Mathias Jurcă — 2×2 single 3.78: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

15 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

48 competitors · 346 results · 9 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 9.10 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

48 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.