People · Romania
David Racoviță
3×3 · top 4.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018RACO01
David Racoviță has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.80, set at U.R.A. Back to School 2022, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 55th in Romania. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2018, he has put 182 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.75 in March 2018 to 8.80, an 81% improvement. David has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.80 | 9.52 | top 4.4% | 55 / 1,574 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.23 | 5.50 | top 4.4% | 37 / 825 | |
| Megaminx | 1:03.69 | 1:10.27 | top 11.9% | 21 / 243 | |
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 4.41 | top 13.0% | 152 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.27 | 28.97 | top 34.9% | 108 / 411 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.28 | 1:16.28 | top 44.2% | 180 / 578 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.27 | 2:17.22 | top 46.9% | 88 / 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
- 1 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Back to School 2022.
- 14 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Iasi Back To Cubing 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 13.70 at Iasi Cubing Open 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.70 at Iasi Cubing Open 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.34 at Iasi Cubing Open 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Iasi Cubing Open 2019.
Competitions
- ASSIST Cubing 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Bacau Cubing Fall 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Iasi Back To Cubing 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Iasi Cubing Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Botosani Cube Day 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Bacau Easter Open 2018 · 24 Mar 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.
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Sorin Turculeț — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Bogdan Grigoruţă — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.