People · Romania
Darius Cristian Dumitru
2×2 · top 2.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026DUMI01
Darius Cristian Dumitru has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.53, set at Bucharest Cubing April 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 41st in Romania. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2026, he has put 105 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Darius 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 | 1.53 | 3.84 | top 2.3% | 41 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 7.87 | 9.34 | top 2.6% | 31 / 1,574 | |
| 4×4 | 35.99 | 40.53 | top 7.7% | 31 / 578 | |
| 5×5 | 1:19.42 | 1:29.44 | top 18.6% | 34 / 225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.06 | 26.89 | top 26.2% | 75 / 411 | |
| 6×6 | 2:32.34 | 2:44.60 | early days — 3 solves | 24 / 128 | |
| 7×7 | 4:14.19 | 4:29.15 | early days — 3 solves | 27 / 95 |
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, 4×4. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing April 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026First competition: Bucharest Cubing March 2026. A 8.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Romanian Nationals 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Cubing April 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing March 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Sebastian Andrei Neacsu — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Serban Stelian — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.