People · Romania
Bogdan Ionuț Micu
2×2 · top 9.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2012 · 2012MICU01
Bogdan Ionuț Micu has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.55, set at KMG Spring 2019, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 117th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2012, he has put 156 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.63 in January 2012 to 12.07, a 39% improvement. Bogdan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 2.55 | 4.27 | top 9.5% | 117 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 | 12.07 | 15.75 | top 14.2% | 182 / 1,581 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.80 | 7.81 | top 26.2% | 209 / 830 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 44 / 100 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.34 | 1:44.54 | top 61.0% | 271 / 582 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.14 | 44.01 | top 61.1% | 212 / 415 | |
| Skewb | 11.62 | 17.03 | top 64.1% | 234 / 401 |
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
- 27 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at KMG Spring 2019.
- 19 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Constanța Cube Days 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.07 at Kvissel Open 2017.
- 14 Jan 2012First competition: Bucharest Open 2012. A 25.18 3×3 single to start from.
- 14 Jan 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.63 at Bucharest Open 2012.
Competitions
- Bucharest Back to Cube 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- KMG Spring 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Constanța Cube Days 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Kvissel Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Bacau Open 2012 · 22 Apr 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Open 2012 · 14 Jan 2012 — 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.
- Rasmus Stub Detlefsen — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mathias Søndergaard Byrne — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Vædele Egdal — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.