People · Romania
Bogdan Tănăsescu
2×2 · top 3.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012TANA04
Bogdan Tănăsescu has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.80, set at Bucharest Rubik Open 2014, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 58th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2012, he has put 325 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.77 in December 2012 to 9.36, a 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 2.59 | top 3.6% | 58 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 9.36 | 10.77 | top 5.7% | 72 / 1,574 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.22 | 25.15 | top 23.8% | 66 / 411 | |
| 4×4 | 49.84 | 55.09 | top 24.5% | 98 / 578 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:03.96 | — | top 53.6% | 36 / 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
- 15 Jun 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014.
- 9 Nov 2013Five personal bests in one day at Valcea Rubik Open 2013.
- 16 Mar 2013Four personal bests in one day at Sibiu Rubik Open 2013.
- 15 Dec 2012First competition: Romanian Nationals 2012. A 14.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016
- Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Constanta Cube Day 2014 · 30 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014 · 15 Jun 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Rubik Open 2014 · 23 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Valcea Rubik Open 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Constanta Rubik Open 2013 · 25 May 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Romanian Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Sibiu Rubik Open 2013 · 16 Mar 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian Nationals 2012 · 15 Dec 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.
- Radu Făciu — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 61 times
- Flavian Glonț — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Andrei Dăian — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.