People · Romania
Andrei Dăian
3×3 blindfolded · top 3.9% of 12,178 all-time · competing since March 2013 · 2013DAIA01
Andrei Dăian has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 29.31, set at Romanian Rubik Open 2016, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Romania. Until February 2012, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since March 2013, he has put 457 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.41 in March 2013 to 10.91, a 34% improvement. Andrei has entered 14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 29.31 | 1:02.10 | top 3.9% | 3 / 76 | |
| 2×2 | 2.05 | 5.80 | top 5.1% | 72 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 10.91 | 13.79 | top 10.2% | 137 / 1,574 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.71 | 23.65 | top 17.0% | 53 / 411 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 9 of 10 cubes · 48:52 | — | top 22.9% | 3 / 26 | |
| 4×4 | 54.27 | 1:07.55 | top 29.8% | 118 / 578 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.58 | 2:50.89 | top 67.9% | 128 / 225 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.28 | 19.39 | top 68.9% | 564 / 825 | |
| Megaminx | 3:55.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 180 / 243 | |
| 7×7 | 14:47.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 89 / 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
- 19 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Romanian Rubik Open 2016.
- 18 Apr 2015Three personal bests in one day at Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015.
- 23 Aug 2014Five personal bests in one day at Bydgoszcz Summer 2014.
- 9 Nov 2013Five personal bests in one day at Valcea Rubik Open 2013.
- 6 Apr 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.19 at Romanian Open 2013.
- 16 Mar 2013First competition: Sibiu Rubik Open 2013. A 17.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- U.R.A. Blind Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017
- Romanian Rubik Open 2017 · 27 May 2017
- Romanian Rubik Open 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Brasov Rubik's Open 2015 · 24 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Braila Rubik's Day 2014 · 4 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Constanta Cube Day 2014 · 30 Aug 2014
- Bydgoszcz Summer 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2014 · 26 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Rubik Open 2014 · 23 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Valcea Rubik Open 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Romanian Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Sibiu Rubik Open 2013 · 16 Mar 2013 — 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.
- Radu Făciu — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
- Martin Fronescu — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 blindfolded single — 355 people have one; it is 4.31 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.