People · Romania
Cătălin Aurelian Popa
2×2 · top 39.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2010 · 2010POPA01
Cătălin Aurelian Popa has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.97, set at Romanian Nationals 2012, puts him in the top 39.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 402nd in Romania. Across 3 competitions since December 2010, he has put 52 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.25 in December 2010 to 27.80, a 23% improvement. He has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 4.97 | 8.34 | top 39.0% | 402 / 1,214 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.63 | 17.36 | top 50.1% | 389 / 825 | |
| 3×3 | 27.80 | 32.35 | top 58.5% | 817 / 1,574 | |
| 4×4 | 2:56.38 | — | top 96.1% | 514 / 578 |
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 Dec 2012Three personal bests in one day at Romanian Nationals 2012.
- 14 Jan 2012First sub-30 3×3: 27.80 at Bucharest Open 2012.
- 19 Dec 2010First competition: Romanian Nationals 2010. A 38.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Romanian Nationals 2012 · 15 Dec 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest Open 2012 · 14 Jan 2012 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Vlad Bogdan Jianu — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Radu Făciu — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Szabolcs-László Bordás — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.