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Competitions · Romania

U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023

Bucuresti · 22 April 2023 · 4 events · 146 competitors · 137 personal bests

Haluk Ulkusal won two of the four events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 0.19 seconds. 146 competitors produced 137 personal bests, 44 of which still stand today, and 58 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ianis Costin Chele set the Pyraminx single national record: 1.21.

Two wins
Haluk Ulkusal — 3×3, 4×4
0.19s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ianis Costin Chele over Martin Fronescu
137
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Haluk Ulkusal5.927.28
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.221.65
4×4Haluk Ulkusal27.2432.52
PyraminxIanis Costin Chele1.212.43

The PB harvest

137 set · 44 still standing
  • Martin Fronescu — Pyraminx single 1.52: into the top 0.44% of the event's history.
  • Robert Mihai Martius — Pyraminx single 2.50: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Kolev — Pyraminx single 2.56: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Haluk Ulkusal — Pyraminx single 2.65: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Cezar Alexandru Dinulescu — Pyraminx single 2.88: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Robert Mihai Ferezan — Pyraminx single 2.89: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • David Gazdac — Pyraminx single 3.20: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Demir Polat — 2×2 single 2.31: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

58 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

146 competitors · 557 results · 4 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. Haluk Ulkusal won it with a 7.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

146 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.