People · Romania
Darius Turcu
Pyraminx · top 41.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019TURC02
Darius Turcu has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.62, set at Iasi Back to Cubing 2024, puts him in the top 41.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 331st in Romania. Across 4 competitions since March 2019, he has put 60 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:19.03 in March 2019 to 34.38, a 56% improvement. Darius has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.62 | 14.35 | top 41.6% | 331 / 825 | |
| 3×3 | 34.38 | 37.55 | top 69.6% | 1,010 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 8.46 | 11.16 | top 70.6% | 749 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:39.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 387 / 411 | |
| 4×4 | 4:10.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 567 / 578 |
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
- 12 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Iasi Back to Cubing 2024.
- 15 Jun 2019First sub-60 3×3: 45.43 at Constanta Summer Open 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Constanta Summer Open 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019First competition: Iasi Cubing Open 2019. A 1:19.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Iasi Back to Cubing 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Iasi Back To Cubing 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Constanta Summer Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Iasi Cubing Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019
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.
- Alexandru Ignat — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ilie-Laurenţiu Soare — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 4.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.