People · Romania
Bogdan Briciu
3×3 · top 1.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018BRIC02
Bogdan Briciu has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.67, set at Alba Iulia Cubing 2022, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14th in Romania. Until January 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since April 2018, he has put 738 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.08 in April 2018 to 6.67, a 49% improvement. Bogdan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 6.67 | 8.94 | top 1.0% | 14 / 1,574 | |
| 4×4 | 29.32 | 35.01 | top 2.4% | 8 / 578 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.03 | 1:07.24 | top 6.1% | 9 / 225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.44 | 18.52 | top 7.0% | 22 / 411 | |
| Square-1 | 11.37 | 16.22 | top 8.6% | 11 / 158 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.48 | 7.42 | top 10.1% | 78 / 825 | |
| Skewb | 3.96 | 5.21 | top 10.6% | 31 / 401 | |
| 2×2 | 2.69 | 3.57 | top 10.8% | 131 / 1,214 | |
| 7×7 | 3:12.34 | 3:25.91 | top 14.0% | 9 / 95 | |
| 6×6 | 2:11.07 | 2:17.17 | top 15.8% | 12 / 128 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.00 | 1:39.90 | top 24.9% | 43 / 243 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 9:21.97 | — | early days — 1 solve | 75 / 76 |
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
- 28 Oct 2022Six personal bests in one day at Alba Iulia Cubing 2022.
- 17 Aug 2019Five personal bests in one day at Baia Mare North Open 2019.
- 20 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at ICHB Cube Race 2019.
- 20 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at Romanian Cubing Open 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Transilvania Cubing Open 2019.
- 1 Sep 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.11 at Baia Mare North Open 2018.
Competitions
- Alba Iulia Cubing 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Back to Cube 2022 · 14 May 2022
- Sebes Autumn 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Baia Mare North Open 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- ICHB Cube Race 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian Cubing Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Transilvania Cubing Open 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Sebes Autumn 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Baia Mare North Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- Romanian Cubing Open 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 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.
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 143 rounds, finished ahead 123 times
- János Bereczki — met in 118 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Vincentiu Tarsoaga — met in 106 rounds, finished ahead 83 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 4.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.