People · Romania
Alexandru Balan
2×2 · top 15.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018BALA13
Alexandru Balan has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.07, set at Romanian Cubing Open 2018, puts him in the top 15.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 174th in Romania. Across 2 competitions since May 2018, he has put 78 official solves on the record across nine events. Alexandru has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.07 | 3.99 | top 15.1% | 174 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 13.02 | 15.42 | top 17.5% | 223 / 1,574 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.20 | 9.92 | top 21.5% | 169 / 825 | |
| 4×4 | 48.71 | 51.62 | top 23.0% | 90 / 578 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.31 | 1:50.30 | top 37.8% | 76 / 225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.04 | 30.42 | top 39.5% | 127 / 411 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.95 | 2:22.32 | top 43.6% | 81 / 243 | |
| 6×6 | 3:12.96 | 3:49.81 | top 47.2% | 45 / 128 | |
| 7×7 | 4:50.78 | 5:36.78 | top 48.0% | 40 / 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
- 4 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Marginea Cubing 2025.
- 26 May 2018First competition: Romanian Cubing Open 2018. A 15.60 3×3 single to start from.
- 26 May 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.02 at Romanian Cubing Open 2018.
Competitions
- Marginea Cubing 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian Cubing Open 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Bogdan Grigoruţă — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Bogdan Briciu — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.