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Rubisian Summer Cubing Iasi 2026

Iasi · 18 July 2026 · 11 events · 39 competitors · 102 personal bests

Mihnea Andrei Panţu won six of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Orban Raul Florian by 0.38 seconds. 39 competitors produced 102 personal bests, 71 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Costea Livadari set the 6×6 single national record: 2:01.44.

Six wins
Mihnea Andrei Panţu — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded
0.38s
closest final — Skewb, Orban Raul Florian over Rusanovschi Daniel
102
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mihnea Andrei Panţu8.288.90
2×2Matei Florea1.532.62
4×4Mihnea Andrei Panţu29.6430.57
5×5Mihnea Andrei Panţu55.481:01.79
6×6Mihnea Andrei Panţu1:43.561:49.43
7×7Mihnea Andrei Panţu2:54.773:12.09
3×3 blindfoldedMihnea Andrei Panţu1:48.97
ClockOrban Raul Florian5.225.49
MegaminxOrban Raul Florian47.8349.45
PyraminxOrban Raul Florian2.433.24
SkewbOrban Raul Florian3.285.47

The PB harvest

102 set · 71 still standing

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

39 competitors · 360 results · 11 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. Mihnea Andrei Panţu won it with a 8.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

39 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.