People · Romania
Aftanase David Mihail
Pyraminx · top 3.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024MIHA02
Aftanase David Mihail has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.92, set at Romanian Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since March 2024, he has put 622 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.36 in March 2024 to 11.15, a 59% improvement. Aftanase has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.92 | 3.55 | top 3.4% | 28 / 825 | |
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 3.43 | top 6.1% | 81 / 1,214 | |
| Clock | 6.75 | 8.46 | top 10.0% | 20 / 187 | |
| 3×3 | 11.15 | 12.81 | top 10.9% | 148 / 1,574 | |
| Skewb | 4.69 | 7.33 | top 15.8% | 50 / 401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.38 | 1:17.75 | top 18.9% | 32 / 243 | |
| 4×4 | 55.20 | 1:06.71 | top 31.0% | 124 / 578 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.69 | 2:01.21 | top 39.7% | 78 / 225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.04 | 30.46 | top 44.4% | 148 / 411 | |
| 6×6 | 3:45.94 | 4:13.20 | top 60.8% | 60 / 128 | |
| Square-1 | 43.81 | 56.84 | top 69.7% | 103 / 158 | |
| 7×7 | 7:47.11 | 8:17.21 | early days — 3 solves | 70 / 95 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Romanian Nationals 2026.
- 18 Jul 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Rubisian Summer Cubing Iasi 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubisian Spring Cubing Iasi 2026.
- 18 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rubisian Autumn Open Iasi 2025.
- 21 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Romanian National Championship 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.55 at Bucharest Cubing February 2025.
Competitions
- Romanian Nationals 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubisian Summer Cubing Iasi 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubisian Spring Cubing Iasi 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubisian Winter Cubing Iasi 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubisian Ice Break Iasi 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubisian Autumn Open Iasi 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Marginea Cubing 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- Rubisian Speedcubing Iasi 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Romanian National Championship 2025 · 21 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing June 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing February 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Iasi Back to Cubing 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing May A 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Iasi Cubing Day 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing March B 2024 · 17 Mar 2024
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 DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Radu Mihai Stan — met in 107 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mathias Ionut Mititelu — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 58 times · head to head
- Lungu Ciliac Horatiu Casian — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 60 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.