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Slobozia Spring Open 2017

Slobozia · 12 March 2017 · 5 events · 31 competitors · 34 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won two of the five events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.12 seconds. 31 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Martin Fronescu set the 3×3 single national record: 7.67.

Two wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 4×4
0.12s
closest final — 3×3, Martin Fronescu over Ștefan Darius Iordache
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu8.6911.19
2×2Matei Mălin Niţă2.643.36
4×4Martin Fronescu40.3045.92
3×3 blindfoldedȘtefan Darius Iordache3:04.85
3×3 one-handedMihnea Andrei Panţu16.8318.74

The PB harvest

34 set · 6 still standing

First-timers

Nine 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

31 competitors · 184 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. Martin Fronescu won it with a 11.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

31 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.