People · Romania
Darius Toader
2×2 · top 3.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023TOAD02
Darius Toader has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.73, set at Romanian 24h Championship 2024, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 54th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2023, he has put 160 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.29 in November 2023 to 10.78, a 63% improvement. Darius has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 1.73 | 4.82 | top 3.3% | 54 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 | 10.78 | 13.42 | top 9.9% | 127 / 1,581 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.26 | 10.98 | top 22.0% | 172 / 830 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.45 | 1:41.31 | top 60.3% | 262 / 582 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.34 | 58.36 | top 65.8% | 235 / 415 | |
| Skewb | 15.34 | 17.13 | top 79.4% | 301 / 401 | |
| Megaminx | 3:54.33 | 4:15.35 | top 89.0% | 177 / 243 | |
| 5×5 | 5:17.53 | — | early days — 1 solve | 213 / 225 |
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 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at Romanian 24h Championship 2024.
- 17 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing March B 2024.
- 18 Feb 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.48 at Bucharest Cubing February B 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.83 at Bucharest Winter Cubing B 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Winter Cubing B 2023.
- 25 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest Autumn Cubing B 2023.
Competitions
- Romanian 24h Championship 2024 · 28 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing March B 2024 · 17 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing February B 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Winter Cubing B 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Bucharest Autumn Cubing B 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian National Championship 2023 · 2 Nov 2023
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.
- David-Mihail Ion — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Victor Anton Stoica — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Tudor Petru Stoica — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.