People · Romania
Ciprian Ștefan Staicu
2×2 · top 18.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2012 · 2012STAI01
Ciprian Ștefan Staicu has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.34, set at U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016, puts him in the top 18.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 210th in Romania. Across 14 competitions since January 2012, he has put 268 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.30 in January 2012 to 16.93, a 38% improvement. Ciprian has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 3.34 | 6.24 | top 18.3% | 210 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 | 16.93 | 24.91 | top 30.9% | 383 / 1,581 | |
| Skewb | 6.99 | 18.28 | top 33.7% | 116 / 401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | 48.00 | top 51.9% | 44 / 100 | |
| Square-1 | 57.21 | — | top 81.9% | 122 / 159 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.27 | 1:06.07 | top 83.0% | 314 / 415 | |
| 4×4 | 2:06.55 | — | top 84.5% | 422 / 582 | |
| 5×5 | 3:46.90 | — | top 89.7% | 181 / 225 | |
| 6×6 | 7:11.52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 112 / 128 | |
| Pyraminx | 25.53 | 29.59 | top 97.1% | 813 / 830 | |
| Megaminx | 6:29.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 236 / 243 |
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
- 9 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Valcea Rubik Open 2013.
- 15 Dec 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.21 at Romanian Nationals 2012.
- 15 Dec 2012Six personal bests in one day at Romanian Nationals 2012.
- 14 Jan 2012First competition: Bucharest Open 2012. A 28.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Constanta Cube Days 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Europe 2018 · 10 Mar 2018
- Constanța Cube Days 2017 · 19 Aug 2017
- U.R.A. Easter Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2017 · 1 Apr 2017
- U.R.A. Back to School 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Constanta Rubik Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Europe 2016 · 12 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Constanta Cube Day 2014 · 30 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Valcea Rubik Open 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Constanta Rubik Open 2013 · 25 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian Nationals 2012 · 15 Dec 2012 — 6 personal bests 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.
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Martin Fronescu — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.