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Romanian National Day 2018

Bucuresti · 30 November 2018 · 13 events · 56 competitors · 91 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won nine of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.54 seconds. 56 competitors produced 91 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Bogdan Grigoruţă set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single national record: 28 moves.

Nine wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1, 3×3 with feet
0.54s
closest final — 2×2, Martin Fronescu over Haluk Ulkusal
91
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu7.248.02
2×2Martin Fronescu1.312.74
4×4János Bereczki27.2930.62
5×5János Bereczki1:01.131:04.34
3×3 blindfoldedMartin Fronescu1:03.421:17.95
3×3 Fewest MovesBogdan Grigoruţă28 moves29.00
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu11.8913.64
ClockMihnea Andrei Panţu10.3410.66
MegaminxMartin Fronescu49.3254.62
PyraminxMartin Fronescu2.442.99
SkewbMartin Fronescu4.545.23
Square-1Martin Fronescu9.4612.26
3×3 with feetMartin Fronescu54.6556.01

The PB harvest

91 set · 29 still standing
  • David Petru Ciubuc — 4×4 single 35.24: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Darius Enache — Pyraminx single 4.62: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
  • Alexandru Badea — 3×3 single 11.26: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
  • Bogdan Grigoruţă — 2×2 single 3.05: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Radu Bistrean — Pyraminx single 5.43: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
  • David Breabăn — 3×3 single 12.97: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Vlad Negară — Pyraminx single 6.45: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
  • David Breabăn — Pyraminx single 6.47: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 528 results · 13 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 8.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

56 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.