People · Romania
Alexandru Maftei
2×2 · top 30.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2013 · 2013MAFT01
Alexandru Maftei has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.30, set at Suceava Rubik Open 2015, puts him in the top 30.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 320th in Romania. Across 6 competitions since April 2013, he has put 171 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.46 in April 2013 to 17.63, a 14% improvement. Alexandru has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.30 | 7.16 | top 30.4% | 320 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 | 17.63 | 21.34 | top 33.1% | 420 / 1,581 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.86 | 43.09 | top 57.1% | 195 / 415 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.69 | 1:53.99 | top 70.5% | 335 / 582 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.12 | 22.65 | top 73.6% | 608 / 830 | |
| Megaminx | 4:27.34 | — | top 93.7% | 207 / 243 | |
| Square-1 | 2:10.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 155 / 159 |
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
- 12 Sep 2015Three personal bests in one day at Suceava Rubik Open 2015.
- 26 Apr 2014First sub-20 3×3: 18.84 at Romanian Rubik Open 2014.
- 26 Apr 2014Four personal bests in one day at Romanian Rubik Open 2014.
- 6 Apr 2013First competition: Romanian Open 2013. A 20.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Romanian Rubik Open 2017 · 27 May 2017
- Romanian Rubik Open 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Suceava Rubik Open 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Moldavian Nationals 2015 · 25 Jul 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2014 · 26 Apr 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Vasile Dan — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrei Pîrvu — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Istvan Peter Lorincz — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.