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Competitions · Romania

U.R.A. Spring 2016

Bucuresti · 23 April 2016 · 6 events · 43 competitors · 45 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won five of the six events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.13 seconds. 43 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Martin Fronescu set the 3×3 single national record: 8.22.

Five wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.13s
closest final — 3×3, Martin Fronescu over Ștefan Darius Iordache
45
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu8.2210.14
5×5Martin Fronescu1:28.941:34.59
6×6Martin Fronescu3:02.653:15.44
3×3 blindfoldedŞmit Andrei Oanea2:04.71
3×3 one-handedMartin Fronescu16.6520.05
Square-1Martin Fronescu17.1119.41

The PB harvest

45 set · 9 still standing
  • Mircea Popescu — Square-1 single 17.41: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
  • Matei Mălin Niţă — 3×3 one-handed single 26.15: into the top 37.2% of the event's history.
  • Kaan Ulkusal — 5×5 single 1:42.77: into the top 37.4% of the event's history.
  • Mihai Viorel Poppa Valsan — 3×3 single 24.97: into the top 52.5% of the event's history.
  • Rareș Brăescu — 3×3 single 25.43: into the top 53.6% of the event's history.
  • Florin Rădulescu — 3×3 single 28.68: into the top 60.2% of the event's history.
  • Ştefan Buculeasa — 3×3 single 31.21: into the top 64.6% of the event's history.
  • Alexandra Veizu — 3×3 single 50.83: into the top 86.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

43 competitors · 157 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 10.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

43 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.