People · Romania
Alexandru Mărășescu
2×2 · top 6.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2013 · 2013MARA01
Alexandru Mărășescu has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.18, set at Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 80th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since May 2013, he has put 273 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.30 in May 2013 to 13.64, a 56% improvement. Alexandru has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 2.18 | 4.18 | top 6.0% | 80 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 13.64 | 17.05 | top 19.7% | 254 / 1,574 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.43 | 14.68 | top 31.4% | 252 / 825 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.16 | 1:19.31 | top 45.0% | 184 / 578 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.30 | 42.50 | top 47.3% | 162 / 411 | |
| Megaminx | 3:38.27 | — | top 85.6% | 165 / 243 | |
| 5×5 | 3:30.63 | — | top 86.6% | 171 / 225 | |
| 6×6 | 8:43.52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 120 / 128 |
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
- 5 Nov 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.64 at U.R.A. Back to School 2016.
- 18 Apr 2015Five personal bests in one day at Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015.
- 15 Jun 2014Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014.
- 26 Apr 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.33 at Romanian Rubik Open 2014.
- 26 Apr 2014Three personal bests in one day at Romanian Rubik Open 2014.
- 9 Nov 2013First sub-30 3×3: 26.00 at Valcea Rubik Open 2013.
Competitions
- U.R.A. Back to School 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Constanta Rubik Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016
- Brasov Rubik's Open 2015 · 24 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Braila Rubik's Day 2014 · 4 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Day 2014 · 30 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014 · 15 Jun 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2014 · 26 Apr 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Valcea Rubik Open 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Constanta Rubik Open 2013 · 25 May 2013
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.
- Martin Fronescu — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead once
- Radu Făciu — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Ștefan Darius Iordache — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.