People · Romania
Dan Alexandru Cechi
3×3 · top 3.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018CECH01
Dan Alexandru Cechi has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.57, set at Transilvania Cubing Open 2019, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 48th in Romania. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2018, he has put 308 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.34 in August 2018 to 8.57, a 75% improvement. Dan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.57 | 12.27 | top 3.9% | 48 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 5.02 | top 11.1% | 134 / 1,214 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.96 | 8.68 | top 12.9% | 101 / 825 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:27.93 | — | early days — 3 solves | 15 / 76 | |
| 4×4 | 48.35 | 54.89 | top 22.6% | 89 / 578 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.26 | 25.27 | top 23.9% | 67 / 411 | |
| Square-1 | 20.50 | 27.22 | top 29.1% | 36 / 158 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.34 | 1:45.58 | top 32.5% | 56 / 225 | |
| 6×6 | 3:06.67 | 3:21.58 | top 44.1% | 44 / 128 | |
| 7×7 | 4:57.78 | 5:24.71 | top 49.9% | 43 / 95 | |
| Skewb | 12.56 | 14.17 | top 68.8% | 256 / 401 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 6 cubes · 40:14 | — | early days — 1 solve | 26 / 26 |
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 2019Nine personal bests in one day at Constanta Summer Open 2019.
- 16 Feb 2019Four personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Big Blind and FMC 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.57 at Transilvania Cubing Open 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Transilvania Cubing Open 2019.
- 30 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.74 at Romanian National Day 2018.
- 30 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Romanian National Day 2018.
Competitions
- Bucharest Back to Cube 2022 · 14 May 2022
- Bucharest Blind and Stuff 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Days 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Constanta Summer Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 9 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Big Blind and FMC 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Transilvania Cubing Open 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Romanian National Day 2018 · 30 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Sebes Autumn 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Days 2018 · 11 Aug 2018
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.
- Martin Fronescu — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mara Oprea — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.