People · Romania
Demir Polat
2×2 · top 7.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022POLA01
Demir Polat has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023, puts him in the top 7.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 89th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2022, he has put 115 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.43 in May 2022 to 14.96, a 59% improvement. Demir 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 5.57 | top 7.1% | 89 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 14.96 | 18.41 | top 24.3% | 308 / 1,574 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.28 | 12.03 | top 38.6% | 300 / 825 | |
| Skewb | 8.54 | 13.39 | top 45.3% | 166 / 401 | |
| 4×4 | 1:43.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 352 / 578 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 49.96 | 56.34 | top 76.7% | 275 / 411 | |
| 5×5 | 2:56.75 | — | top 77.0% | 146 / 225 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 75 / 98 | |
| Square-1 | 57.59 | 1:13.15 | top 82.1% | 122 / 158 | |
| 6×6 | 5:28.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 89 / 128 | |
| Megaminx | 3:58.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 182 / 243 |
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
- 17 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.96 at Bucharest Cubing A 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing A 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.05 at U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023.
- 23 Jul 2022First sub-30 3×3: 22.06 at U.R.A. Summer Cubes 2022.
- 14 May 2022First competition: Bucharest Back to Cube 2022. A 36.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bucharest Cubing A 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Big Cubes Bucharest 2023 · 7 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- FMC - Cubing Exam 2022 · 10 Dec 2022
- U.R.A. Funky Cubes 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
- U.R.A. Summer Cubes 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Back to Cube 2022 · 14 May 2022
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.
- Ianis Costin Chele — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrei Răzvan Ionel — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Alex Chisăliță-Ignat — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.