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U.R.A. Back to School 2017

Bucharest · 28 October 2017 · 8 events · 61 competitors · 83 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won five of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, Clock) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ilie Nagrineac by 0.15 seconds. 61 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ilie Nagrineac set the Pyraminx single national record: 2.76.

Five wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 4×4, Clock, Pyraminx, 3×3 with feet
0.15s
closest final — 2×2, Ilie Nagrineac over Martin Fronescu
83
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu8.299.32
2×2Ilie Nagrineac2.002.76
4×4Martin Fronescu34.1238.84
7×7Mihnea Andrei Panţu3:23.583:54.89
ClockMartin Fronescu9.9711.76
PyraminxMartin Fronescu2.163.07
Square-1Paul Becsi10.7013.07
3×3 with feetMartin Fronescu1:09.301:22.44

The PB harvest

83 set · 18 still standing
  • Alexandru Constantin Stoica — 2×2 single 2.31: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Miruna Mihai — Pyraminx single 7.50: into the top 32.0% of the event's history.
  • Dan Ioan Plohi — 2×2 single 4.75: into the top 36.1% of the event's history.
  • Nicoleta Sava — 4×4 single 1:01.90: into the top 38.5% of the event's history.
  • Constantin Florin-Irineu — 3×3 single 21.74: into the top 44.7% of the event's history.
  • Nicoleta Sava — Pyraminx single 9.10: into the top 45.7% of the event's history.
  • Răzvan Petrea — Pyraminx single 9.27: into the top 47.1% of the event's history.
  • Ciprian Olteanu — 3×3 single 23.67: into the top 49.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

61 competitors · 380 results · 8 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 9.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 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.