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U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018

Bucharest · 28 April 2018 · 10 events · 69 competitors · 96 personal bests

Martin Fronescu won nine of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Martin Fronescu by 0.22 seconds. 69 competitors produced 96 personal bests, 31 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 Pyraminx single national record: 1.75.

Nine wins
Martin Fronescu — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 6×6, 7×7, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1, 3×3 with feet
0.22s
closest final — 2×2, Martin Fronescu over Mihnea Andrei Panţu
96
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Martin Fronescu8.378.68
2×2Martin Fronescu2.383.11
4×4Martin Fronescu34.7036.75
6×6Martin Fronescu2:16.502:26.88
7×7Martin Fronescu3:24.473:28.05
ClockMihnea Andrei Panţu9.4410.19
PyraminxMartin Fronescu1.753.16
SkewbMartin Fronescu4.455.09
Square-1Martin Fronescu8.2810.79
3×3 with feetMartin Fronescu55.681:05.58

The PB harvest

96 set · 31 still standing
  • Martin Fronescu — Skewb single 2.18: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Mihnea Andrei Panţu — Skewb single 2.43: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Cristian Antoniu Leana — 4×4 single 36.18: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Cosmin Aurelian Paiu — 3×3 single 12.42: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
  • Hari Miroslavov — 3×3 single 12.91: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
  • István Szepesi-Nagy — Pyraminx single 6.20: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
  • Vlad Brana — 3×3 single 14.37: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
  • Paul Stan — Skewb single 5.89: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

69 competitors · 401 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 8.68 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.