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Romanian Cubing Open 2018

Cluj-Napoca · 26 May 2018 · 10 events · 53 competitors · 107 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won five of the ten events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.12 seconds. 53 competitors produced 107 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mihnea Andrei Panţu set the 4×4 single national record: 30.44.

Five wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Square-1
0.12s
closest final — Square-1, Martin Fronescu over Paul Becsi
107
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu8.079.17
2×2Mihnea Andrei Panţu2.593.26
4×4Mihnea Andrei Panţu30.4436.72
5×5Martin Fronescu1:05.751:08.39
6×6Mihnea Andrei Panţu2:16.162:22.17
7×7Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)3:12.363:28.01
3×3 blindfoldedRaluca Ioana Grigoraș1:48.92—
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu13.7814.89
MegaminxMartin Fronescu56.4158.09
Square-1Martin Fronescu8.5810.67

The PB harvest

107 set · 20 still standing
  • Bogdan Briciu — 2×2 single 2.69: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Liviu Boboc — 4×4 single 46.93: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
  • Nicolae Comiati — 3×3 one-handed single 20.17: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Rareş Ceclan — 3×3 single 14.99: into the top 24.4% of the event's history.
  • Adrian Crişan — 3×3 single 15.84: into the top 27.2% of the event's history.
  • Miruna Mihai — 2×2 single 4.32: into the top 30.6% of the event's history.
  • Flavius Cristian Luca — 3×3 single 17.20: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
  • Maya Maghiar — Megaminx single 1:58.69: into the top 45.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

53 competitors · 335 results · 10 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 9.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.