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U.R.A. Back to School 2016

Bucuresti · 5 November 2016 · 13 events · 66 competitors · 103 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won ten of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.10 seconds. 66 competitors produced 103 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Bogdan Grigoruţă set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single national record: 31 moves.

Ten wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 2×2, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.10s
closest final — 3×3, Martin Fronescu over Hunor Mogyorósi
103
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu7.8310.82
2×2Martin Fronescu2.272.93
4×4Mihnea Andrei Panţu42.2543.83
5×5Hunor Mogyorósi1:14.071:23.92
6×6Martin Fronescu3:05.793:11.88
7×7Martin Fronescu4:29.774:50.82
3×3 blindfoldedMartin Fronescu2:15.352:56.46
3×3 Fewest MovesBogdan Grigoruţă31 moves34.00
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu14.7618.18
MegaminxMartin Fronescu57.081:03.20
PyraminxMartin Fronescu3.235.50
SkewbMartin Fronescu5.486.48
Square-1Martin Fronescu12.9216.20

The PB harvest

103 set · 32 still standing
  • Rareș Emil Băncescu — 2×2 single 2.24: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Rareș Emil Băncescu — 3×3 single 11.34: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Mircea Popescu — 3×3 one-handed single 16.85: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Sorin Veștemean — 3×3 single 11.55: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
  • Darius Enache — 3×3 single 12.45: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • George Iancu — 3×3 single 13.27: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
  • Alexandru Mărășescu — 3×3 single 13.64: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
  • Miruna Mihai — 3×3 single 13.71: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

66 competitors · 440 results · 13 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 10.82 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

66 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.