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Slobozia Winter Open 2018

Slobozia · 27 January 2018 · 6 events · 30 competitors · 42 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.23 seconds. 30 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Martin Fronescu set the 3×3 single national record: 6.76.

Four wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.23s
closest final — 2×2, Martin Fronescu over Haluk Ulkusal
42
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu6.828.92
2×2Martin Fronescu2.042.76
4×4Mihnea Andrei Panţu36.4537.55
5×5Mihnea Andrei Panţu1:12.671:17.07
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu14.7416.73
PyraminxMartin Fronescu2.603.28

The PB harvest

42 set · 13 still standing

First-timers

Eight 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 183 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 8.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 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.