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Competitions · Romania

U.R.A. Funky Cubes 2022

Bucuresti · 5 November 2022 · 6 events · 115 competitors · 92 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won three of the six events (3×3, Megaminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 0.08 seconds. 115 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Martin Fronescu set the Square-1 single national record: 6.74.

Three wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 3×3, Megaminx, Skewb
0.08s
closest final — 3×3, Ianis Costin Chele over Haluk Ulkusal
92
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele7.208.24
ClockMatei-Alexandru Ghencea7.528.19
MegaminxIanis Costin Chele43.7844.64
PyraminxMartin Fronescu1.892.96
SkewbIanis Costin Chele3.083.87
Square-1Martin Fronescu6.7412.04

The PB harvest

92 set · 43 still standing
  • Radu Georgescu — 3×3 single 10.47: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Mihnea Andrei Panţu — Clock single 6.80: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Vladimir Răzvan Morar — 3×3 single 13.33: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
  • Matei Dumitriu — Pyraminx single 6.45: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
  • Matei Stefan Neculaica — 3×3 single 15.87: into the top 27.4% of the event's history.
  • Haluk Ulkusal — Square-1 single 20.67: into the top 29.4% of the event's history.
  • Edward Murphy — Pyraminx single 7.22: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
  • Victor Boanca — Pyraminx single 7.58: into the top 32.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

34 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

115 competitors · 413 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. Ianis Costin Chele won it with a 8.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

115 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.