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U.R.A. Easter Open 2017

Bucuresti · 8 April 2017 · 10 events · 62 competitors · 64 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won nine of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.20 seconds. 62 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Martin Fronescu set the 5×5 single national record: 1:19.88.

Nine wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.20s
closest final — Pyraminx, Martin Fronescu over Mihnea Andrei Panţu
64
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu6.958.83
2×2Martin Fronescu2.583.07
5×5Martin Fronescu1:19.881:30.29
6×6Martin Fronescu2:35.372:45.71
7×7Mihnea Andrei Panţu4:22.804:31.07
3×3 blindfoldedMartin Fronescu2:31.53
MegaminxMartin Fronescu51.771:08.03
PyraminxMartin Fronescu4.035.03
SkewbMartin Fronescu4.025.84
Square-1Martin Fronescu16.9222.60

The PB harvest

64 set · 22 still standing

First-timers

19 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

62 competitors · 309 results · 10 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 8.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

62 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.