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Bucuresti · 1 October 2022 · 6 events · 143 competitors · 133 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won three of the six events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.08 seconds. 143 competitors produced 133 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 66 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ianis Costin Chele set the 2×2 average national record: 1.59.

Three wins

Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed

0.08s

closest final — 3×3, Martin Fronescu over Haluk Ulkusal

133

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Martin Fronescu	7.65	8.30
2×2	Ianis Costin Chele	1.50	1.59
4×4	Haluk Ulkusal	27.79	30.66
3×3 blindfolded	Martin Fronescu	1:08.24	—
3×3 one-handed	Martin Fronescu	10.30	11.70
Pyraminx	Ianis Costin Chele	2.80	3.13

The PB harvest

133 set · 43 still standing

Teodor-David Soporan — 3×3 single 7.41: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Haluk Ulkusal — 3×3 one-handed single 11.27: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
David Racoviță — 3×3 single 8.80: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Sorin Turculeț — Pyraminx single 3.43: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Velin Krasimirov Kozhuharov — Pyraminx single 3.68: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Matei Alexandru Stroescu — Pyraminx single 3.74: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Matei-Alexandru Ghencea — Pyraminx single 3.78: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Vieriu-Eftimiu Luca Marian — 2×2 single 2.50: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

66 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

143 competitors · 556 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 8.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

143 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.