People · Romania
Andrei Pîrvu
2×2 · top 10.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2010 · 2010PIRV01
Andrei Pîrvu has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.68, set at Valcea Rubik Open 2013, puts him in the top 10.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 129th in Romania. Across 22 competitions since December 2010, he has put 599 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.83 in December 2010 to 12.91, an 18% improvement. Andrei has entered 22 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 2.68 | 6.01 | top 10.7% | 129 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 12.91 | 16.71 | top 17.1% | 214 / 1,574 | |
| Square-1 | 27.55 | 40.66 | top 44.7% | 70 / 158 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.47 | 1:23.07 | top 52.0% | 227 / 578 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.97 | 54.44 | top 60.7% | 210 / 411 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.06 | 23.58 | top 73.2% | 602 / 825 |
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
- 25 May 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Constanta Rubik Open 2013.
- 19 Dec 2010First competition: Romanian Nationals 2010. A 19.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Constanța Cube Days 2017 · 19 Aug 2017
- Romanian Rubik Open 2017 · 27 May 2017
- U.R.A. Back to School 2016 · 5 Nov 2016
- Botosani Rubik Open 2016 · 10 Sep 2016
- Constanta Rubik Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016
- Romanian Rubik Open 2016 · 19 Mar 2016
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016
- Suceava Rubik Open 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Brasov Rubik's Open 2015 · 24 May 2015
- Braila Rubik's Day 2014 · 4 Oct 2014
- Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014 · 15 Jun 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2014 · 26 Apr 2014
- Valcea Rubik Open 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Constanta Rubik Open 2013 · 25 May 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Romanian Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013
- Sibiu Rubik Open 2013 · 16 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian Nationals 2012 · 15 Dec 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian Open 2012 · 23 Jun 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Bacau Open 2012 · 22 Apr 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Open 2012 · 14 Jan 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian Open 2011 · 21 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian Nationals 2010 · 19 Dec 2010 — 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 107 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Vasile Dan — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.