People · Romania
Andrei Budesteanu
3×3 · top 4.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023BUDE01
Andrei Budesteanu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.74, set at Bucharest December Cubing 2024, puts him in the top 4.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 54th in Romania. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since July 2023, he has put 462 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.06 in July 2023 to 8.74, a 42% improvement. Andrei has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.74 | 9.90 | top 4.3% | 54 / 1,581 | |
| 4×4 | 35.96 | 43.77 | top 7.7% | 30 / 582 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.70 | 1:16.07 | top 10.8% | 18 / 225 | |
| Skewb | 4.14 | 7.50 | top 11.9% | 35 / 401 | |
| 7×7 | 3:28.01 | 3:48.32 | top 19.1% | 17 / 95 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 4.25 | top 19.5% | 223 / 1,219 | |
| 6×6 | 2:18.50 | 2:25.24 | top 19.9% | 16 / 128 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.99 | 27.58 | top 23.3% | 63 / 415 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.79 | 1:33.00 | top 24.3% | 41 / 243 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.77 | 8.27 | top 26.0% | 206 / 830 | |
| Square-1 | 21.46 | 30.22 | top 31.3% | 44 / 159 | |
| Clock | 14.79 | 17.00 | top 47.1% | 81 / 190 |
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 Jul 2025Six personal bests in one day at Bucharest Smart Summer Cubing 2025.
- 15 Dec 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Bucharest December Cubing 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at Bucharest October Cubing 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest October Cubing 2024.
- 30 Aug 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Romanian Breaking Records 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing February A 2024.
Competitions
- Bucharest Smart Summer Cubing 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Bucharest December Cubing 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Bucharest October Cubing 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian Breaking Records 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing March B 2024 · 17 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Cubing February A 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest Autumn Cubing B 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Romanian National Championship 2023 · 2 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Funky Cubes 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Bucharest Summer Cubes A 2023 · 15 Jul 2023
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.
- Serban Stelian — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Alex Chisăliță-Ignat — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 5.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.