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Rubi-Xtreme Piatra Neamt 2017

Piatra Neamt · 11 February 2017 · 6 events · 29 competitors · 31 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won five of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Martin Fronescu by 1.91 seconds. 29 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Martin Fronescu set the 2×2 single national record: 1.57.

Five wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
1.91s
closest final — 2×2, Martin Fronescu over Şmit Andrei Oanea
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu9.4311.60
2×2Martin Fronescu1.612.78
4×4Martin Fronescu43.3447.24
5×5Martin Fronescu1:26.881:27.72
3×3 blindfoldedŞmit Andrei Oanea1:42.12
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu15.6817.35

The PB harvest

31 set · 6 still standing
  • Adrian Munteanu — 2×2 single 2.24: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Adrian Munteanu — 3×3 single 13.11: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Dennis Ionuț Vizitiu — 3×3 single 23.04: into the top 48.0% of the event's history.
  • Bogdan Grigoruţă — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:28.91: into the top 60.7% of the event's history.
  • Teodor Toma — 4×4 single 1:26.59: into the top 61.1% of the event's history.
  • Matei Juganariu — 2×2 single 9.70: into the top 76.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

29 competitors · 146 results · 6 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 11.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

29 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.