People · Romania
Bogdan Petru Negru
3×3 · top 7.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023NEGR03
Bogdan Petru Negru has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.15, set at Bucharest Cubing December 2025, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 100th in Romania. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2023, he has put 320 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.84 in April 2023 to 10.15, a 57% improvement. Bogdan 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 | 10.15 | 18.73 | top 7.9% | 100 / 1,574 | |
| Skewb | 4.15 | 10.44 | top 11.9% | 37 / 401 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 6.75 | top 19.4% | 223 / 1,214 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.99 | 9.96 | top 19.9% | 155 / 825 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.39 | 1:27.56 | top 46.3% | 188 / 578 | |
| Square-1 | 30.97 | 40.23 | top 51.2% | 79 / 158 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.25 | 43.53 | top 53.9% | 184 / 411 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.99 | 2:35.09 | top 56.4% | 99 / 243 | |
| Clock | 20.26 | 22.93 | top 65.4% | 111 / 187 | |
| 5×5 | 2:41.22 | 2:51.06 | top 71.0% | 134 / 225 |
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
- 13 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 10.15 at Bucharest Cubing December 2025.
- 18 May 2024Five personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing May A 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.56 at Bucharest Cubing April A 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023. A 23.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bucharest Cubing April 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Cubing December 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing September 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian National Championship 2025 · 21 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Smart Summer Cubing 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing September 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing May A 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing April A 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing B 2023 · 18 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023 · 22 Apr 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.
- Anais Isabelle Necula — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ianis Costin Chele — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Radu Mihai Stan — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.