Bucharest Big N Blind Warm Up 2024

Inside Colegiul Tehnologic Viaceslav Harnaj, the tables were set strictly for endurance and memory. Solvers sat facing oversized layers and blindfolds, steadying their hands before every solve. In big cubes and blindfolded disciplines, standard five-solve buffers disappear in favor of the unforgiving mean-of-3 format. A single missed turn, a slight miscalculation in parity, or an unrecovered memory lapse immediately ruins an entire average, making absolute precision essential from the very first rotation.

The one-day Bucharest Big N Blind Warm Up 2024 took place on August 10, 2024, gathering 22 competitors in Bucuresti, Romania. The schedule featured 6 events spanning across 10 rounds, focusing entirely on larger hardware and blindfolded challenges. Although mainstream speedcubing often focuses on standard 3x3 results and traditional Rubik's Cube rounds, this cubing competition tested mental stamina on a completely different scale.

Ianis Costin Chele captured top honors in two of the major events, demonstrating exceptional control across the larger multi-layered puzzles. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Chele secured victory across two rounds of play, posting a winning average of 55.20 seconds alongside the overall best single of 50.94. Mihnea Andrei Panţu finished runner-up with an average of 59.99, while Damir Zhanataev took third place with 1:08.91.

Chele carried that momentum directly into the 6x6x6 Cube, navigating the punishing mean-of-3 format to win with an average of 1:42.12 and a best single of 1:41.35. Panţu once again claimed second place, logging a 1:51.87 average, while Zhanataev rounded out the podium with 2:26.00. Panţu then reversed the hierarchy in the 7x7x7 Cube, claiming first place with a 2:49.43 average over Chele's 2:53.18, with Radu Andrei Andrieș taking third in 3:36.56.

Beyond the top podium steps, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones across the schedule. Ramy Ștefan Taleb entered 4 events and delivered massive personal bests, cutting his 7x7x7 Cube mark to 6:33.02, which was 23.3 percent faster than his previous best, alongside a 3:25.15 in 6x6x6 Cube that was 18.9 percent faster, and a 1:51.62 in 5x5x5 Cube. George Eugen Drăgan completed his first ever attempt at 5x5x5 Cube with a time of 4:17.44 and achieved a 3x3x3 Blindfolded personal best of 7:56.81, reaching 7th place in the blindfolded event.

The personal breakthroughs continued throughout the field in Bucuresti. Vlad Andrei Bautu took on 5 events, earning a 5th-place finish in 7x7x7 Cube, completing his first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Blindfolded in 15:51.00, and logging a 3x3x3 Blindfolded personal best of 1:58.18, a 19 percent improvement. Victor Anton Stoica entered 3 events and lowered his 5x5x5 Cube personal best to 1:34.73, an improvement of 13.8 percent, while also cutting his 7x7x7 Cube mark to 6:29.35, which was 9.5 percent faster. Petre Emilian logged his first ever attempt at 6x6x6 Cube with 6:05.77 across 2 events entered, while Lucian Mihai Cremeneanu contested 3 events, securing 15th in 5x5x5 Cube and securing personal bests of 6:58.47 in 7x7x7 Cube and 4:03.80 in 6x6x6 Cube.

The blindfolded categories offered their own dramatic moments where single errors proved decisive. In the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event, Konstantin Jaehne took the win with a best single of 33.61 seconds ahead of Andrei Răzvan Ionel's 1:05.53 and Alexandru Ignat's 1:25.89. Jaehne added another gold medal in the 4x4x4 Blindfolded final, winning with a single of 6:03.33 over Ignat, who recorded 7:07.16, and Raluca Ioana Grigoraș, who posted 8:29.24.

The demanding 5x5x5 Blindfolded event saw Andrei Răzvan Ionel take first place with a winning average of 23:48.00 and a best single of 15:14.00. Konstantin Jaehne placed second with a single of 17:52.00, while Raluca Ioana Grigoraș finished third with 18:56.00. The demanding format required complete concentration, rewarding competitors who managed to execute complex memorization under strict time limits.

By the conclusion of the Bucharest Big N Blind Warm Up 2024, Romanian competitors had secured 13 podium places, with Germany collecting 3 and Kazakhstan earning 2. The specialized WCA competition proved to be a pure test of speed cubing resilience, highlighting the sharp technical margins and unwavering discipline needed when every single solve counts toward the final standings.

Ianis Costin Chele a oferit cel mai impresionant parcurs al weekendului la Bucuresti, Romania, castigand finalele pentru cuburile mari cu rezultate de varf intr-o intrecere plina de energie si ambitie. Succesul sau la cubul 5x5x5 a venit cu o medie castigatoare de 55.20 secunde si un cel mai bun single de 50.94 secunde. Aceasta performanta a stabilit tonul pentru Bucharest Big N Blind Warm Up 2024, un eveniment axat exclusiv pe puzzle-uri mari si probe de rezolvare fara vedere.

Gazduita la Colegiul Tehnologic Viaceslav Harnaj pe data de 10 august 2024, aceasta competitie oficiala a atras la start 22 de participanti dornici sa isi testeze abilitatile pe scena de speedcubing. Formatul a inclus 6 probe specializate si un total de 10 runde intense. Pe langa concurentii cu experienta vasta, atmosfera din sala a fost marcata de numarul ridicat de rezolvari la limita si de dorinta fiecarui concurent de a isi depasi timpii anteriori.

In intrecerea de cub 6x6x6, Ianis Costin Chele si-a continuat dominatia, asigurandu-si prima pozitie cu o medie de 1:42.12 si un cel mai bun single de 1:41.35 in cele doua runde disputate impotriva a 20 de concurenti. Pe treapta a doua a podiumului s-a clasat Mihnea Andrei Pantu cu 1:51.87, in timp ce Damir Zhanataev din Kazahstan a ocupat pozitia a treia cu 2:26.00. Competitia la aceste categorii mari presupune o viteza de rotire constanta si o capacitate ridicata de anticipare.

Proba de cub 7x7x7 a adus o noua lupta spectaculoasa la varf intre cei mai buni rezolvitori din tara. Mihnea Andrei Pantu a obtinut victoria finala dupa doua runde de concurs cu o medie excelenta de 2:49.43 si un single de referinta de 2:36.77. El a fost urmat pe podium de Ianis Costin Chele cu o medie de 2:53.18 si de Radu Andrei Andries, care a incheiat pe locul al treilea cu rezultatul de 3:36.56 intr-o proba cu 16 competitori.

Probele oarbe, unde memorarea perfecta este esentiala inainte de a manipula un cub Rubik legat la ochi, au fost dominate in mare parte de Konstantin Jaehne din Germania. La 3x3x3 Blindfolded, el a castigat cu cel mai bun single de 33.61 secunde, devansandu-i pe romanii Andrei Razvan Ionel cu 1:05.53 si Alexandru Ignat cu 1:25.89. Jaehne a fost cel mai rapid si la 4x4x4 Blindfolded, reusind timpul de 6:03.33 in fata lui Alexandru Ignat cu 7:07.16 si a Ralucai Ioana Grigoras cu 8:29.24.

In culisele luptei pentru medalii, multi participanti au realizat salturi impresionante in clasamentele personale. Radu Mihai Stan a inregistrat un progres uluitor, coborandu-si recordul personal la 7x7x7 Cube la 6:30.56, un timp cu 31.4% mai rapid decat vechiul rezultat de 9:29.22, alaturi de o imbunatatire de 30.4% la 6x6x6 Cube cu 3:38.45. Tot in probele complexe, Anais Isabelle Necula a reusit un nou record personal de 4:22.56 la 6x6x6 Cube, fiind cu 14.2% mai rapida, si a semnat noi repere personale de 1:49.10 la 5x5x5 Cube si 9:23.26 la 7x7x7 Cube.

Alexandru Constantin Stoica a impresionat de asemenea, reusind o imbunatatire de 13.5% la 3x3x3 Blindfolded cu timpul de 3:18.73 si o reducere de 9.8% la 7x7x7 Cube pana la 3:23.50, obtinand si un loc 4 la 6x6x6 Cube. Christofor Gabriel Costea si-a redus recordul la 7x7x7 Cube cu 12.8% pana la 4:24.75, stabilind si timpi de 1:20.83 la 5x5x5 Cube si 2:48.13 la 6x6x6 Cube. Teodor Ghetu a realizat un salt de 12% la 6x6x6 Cube cu 6:27.17, iar Oana-Simona Vrabie a concurat in toate cele 6 probe, reusind recorduri de 2:29.94 la 5x5x5 Cube si 8:16.72 la 7x7x7 Cube, alaturi de un loc 5 la 5x5x5 Blindfolded.

Cea mai solicitanta proba a zilei, 5x5x5 Blindfolded, s-a incheiat cu victoria categorica obtinuta de Andrei Razvan Ionel. Concurentul roman a inregistrat o medie de 23:48.00 si un cel mai bun single de 15:14.00, adjudecandu-si titlul in fata lui Konstantin Jaehne, care a terminat cu un single de 17:52.00, si a Ralucai Ioana Grigoras, clasata a treia cu 18:56.00. Aceasta reusita a completat un tablou competitional de inalta clasa tehnica.

La nivel general, sportivii din Romania au strans 13 clasari pe podium, urmati de delegatia din Germania cu 3 prezente si Kazahstan cu 2. Aceasta editie de cubing competition la Colegiul Tehnologic Viaceslav Harnaj a demonstrat nivelul tehnic tot mai ridicat din comunitate. Incheierea Bucharest Big N Blind Warm Up 2024 lasa in urma o serie solida de recorduri si confirma cresterea constanta a concurentilor in cadrul oricarei competitii de tip WCA competition.