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Sebes Autumn 2018

Sebes · 13 October 2018 · 5 events · 32 competitors · 42 personal bests

János Bereczki won two of the five events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by János Bereczki by 0.44 seconds. 32 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

János Bereczki set the 4×4 average national record: 32.20.

Two wins
János Bereczki — 2×2, 4×4
0.44s
closest final — 2×2, János Bereczki over Haluk Ulkusal
42
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Haluk Ulkusal8.398.65
2×2János Bereczki3.103.86
4×4János Bereczki28.9032.20
3×3 blindfoldedRaluca Ioana Grigoraș1:06.79
PyraminxIulius Urieșu1.913.07

The PB harvest

42 set · 8 still standing
  • Iulius Urieșu — Pyraminx single 1.91: into the top 0.99% of the event's history.
  • Mara Oprea — Pyraminx single 2.71: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • András Szigeti — 3×3 single 9.66: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Maya Maghiar — 2×2 single 2.80: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • David Urieșu — Pyraminx single 7.43: into the top 31.4% of the event's history.
  • Adrian Cozma — 4×4 single 1:04.09: into the top 40.8% of the event's history.
  • Iulius Urieșu — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:27.54: into the top 42.5% of the event's history.
  • Ştefan Deac — Pyraminx single 9.70: into the top 50.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 234 results · 5 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. Haluk Ulkusal won it with a 8.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.