People · Romania
Cosmin Aurelian Paiu
3×3 · top 15.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2010 · 2010PAIU01
Cosmin Aurelian Paiu has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.42, set at U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018, puts him in the top 15.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 193rd in Romania. Across 11 competitions since December 2010, he has put 126 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.43 in December 2010 to 12.42, a 68% improvement. Cosmin has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 12.42 | 14.58 | top 15.3% | 193 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 4.19 | 7.48 | top 28.9% | 307 / 1,214 |
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
- 28 Oct 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.82 at U.R.A. Back to School 2017.
- 18 Apr 2015First sub-20 3×3: 16.61 at Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015.
- 15 Jun 2014First sub-30 3×3: 24.56 at Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014.
- 19 Dec 2010First competition: Romanian Nationals 2010. A 38.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Romanian National Day 2018 · 30 Nov 2018
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Easter Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016
- Brasov Rubik's Open 2015 · 24 May 2015
- Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014 · 15 Jun 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Open 2012 · 14 Jan 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian Nationals 2010 · 19 Dec 2010
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 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Martin Fronescu — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Valentin Matache — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.