People · Romania
Dan Ioan Plohi
Pyraminx · top 20.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016PLOH01
Dan Ioan Plohi has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.12, set at Constanta Cube Days 2019, puts him in the top 20.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 163rd in Romania. Across 16 competitions since January 2016, he has put 407 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.41 in January 2016 to 19.48, a 43% improvement. Dan has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.12 | 9.20 | top 20.9% | 163 / 825 | |
| Skewb | 6.19 | 14.25 | top 27.2% | 92 / 401 | |
| 2×2 | 4.75 | 6.60 | top 36.1% | 376 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 19.48 | 24.75 | top 38.5% | 495 / 1,574 | |
| Megaminx | 2:23.84 | 2:36.41 | top 58.3% | 100 / 243 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.59 | 1:42.38 | top 61.1% | 270 / 578 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.53 | 55.53 | top 68.8% | 249 / 411 | |
| Clock | 22.85 | 24.87 | top 72.2% | 126 / 187 | |
| 5×5 | 3:18.48 | — | top 83.6% | 163 / 225 | |
| 6×6 | 8:34.42 | 8:54.14 | early days — 3 solves | 118 / 128 |
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
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Slobozia Winter Open 2018.
- 28 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Back to School 2017.
- 19 Aug 2017Four personal bests in one day at Constanța Cube Days 2017.
- 5 Nov 2016First sub-20 3×3: 19.48 at U.R.A. Back to School 2016.
- 5 Nov 2016Four personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Back to School 2016.
- 23 Apr 2016First sub-30 3×3: 28.63 at U.R.A. Spring 2016.
Competitions
- Constanta Cube Days 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- ICHB Cube Race 2019 · 20 Jul 2019
- Constanta Cube Days 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018 · 28 Apr 2018
- FMC Europe 2018 · 10 Mar 2018
- Slobozia Winter Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Blind Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017
- Craiova Rubik Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Constanța Cube Days 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Easter Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Slobozia Spring Open 2017 · 12 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Constanta Rubik Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016
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 99 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.