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Transilvania Cubing Open 2019

Targu Mures · 2 February 2019 · 12 events · 55 competitors · 121 personal bests

János Bereczki won five of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by János Bereczki by 0.10 seconds. 55 competitors produced 121 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

János Bereczki set the 6×6 single national record: 1:50.35.

Five wins
János Bereczki — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.10s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, János Bereczki over Martin Fronescu
121
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu7.208.13
2×2Oliver Fritz1.982.35
4×4János Bereczki28.1931.31
5×5János Bereczki1:01.311:02.46
6×6János Bereczki1:50.351:56.87
7×7János Bereczki2:47.372:51.72
3×3 blindfoldedOliver Fritz27.23—
3×3 one-handedJános Bereczki11.9715.23
MegaminxMartin Fronescu49.3855.34
PyraminxMartin Fronescu2.243.05
SkewbOliver Fritz3.314.42
Square-1Martin Fronescu8.3110.05

The PB harvest

121 set · 27 still standing
  • Dan Alexandru Cechi — 3×3 single 8.57: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • Raluca Ioana Grigoraș — Pyraminx single 3.99: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Turcanu Vlad — 3×3 single 10.20: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Turcanu Vlad — Square-1 single 12.76: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Filip Obreja — 3×3 single 11.37: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Paul Becsi — 4×4 single 41.73: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
  • Mathias Jurcă — Pyraminx single 5.68: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Tudor Briciu — Pyraminx single 5.96: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

55 competitors · 476 results · 12 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 8.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 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.