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U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016

Bucuresti · 16 January 2016 · 8 events · 72 competitors · 77 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won three of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Bogdan Tănăsescu by 0.09 seconds. 72 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Martin Fronescu set the 3×3 single national record: 8.59.

Three wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Bogdan Tănăsescu over Martin Fronescu
77
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu9.2210.66
2×2Bogdan Tănăsescu1.883.10
4×4Cristian Antoniu Leana42.9147.05
5×5Cristian Antoniu Leana1:41.611:43.84
3×3 blindfoldedAndrei Dăian1:06.66—
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu17.6619.81
PyraminxMihnea Andrei Panţu3.004.43
SkewbMartin Fronescu5.215.86

The PB harvest

77 set · 29 still standing
  • Nicolae Binică — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Şmit Andrei Oanea — 3×3 single 12.62: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
  • George Iancu — 2×2 single 3.19: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
  • Ciprian Ștefan Staicu — 2×2 single 3.34: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Dan Stroie — 2×2 single 3.66: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
  • George Iancu — Skewb single 5.94: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
  • Mihnea Cătușanu — Pyraminx single 6.78: into the top 26.1% of the event's history.
  • Dan Stroie — Pyraminx single 7.22: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

72 competitors · 330 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 10.66 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

72 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.