People · Romania
Despescu Ionut Valentin
Pyraminx · top 4.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018VALE20
Despescu Ionut Valentin has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.12, set at U.R.A. Summer Cubes 2022, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2018, he has put 156 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.78 in November 2018 to 10.24, a 20% improvement. Despescu has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.12 | 4.60 | top 4.1% | 34 / 825 | |
| 3×3 | 10.24 | 12.07 | top 8.2% | 103 / 1,574 | |
| 4×4 | 39.63 | 48.28 | top 11.7% | 52 / 578 | |
| 2×2 | 2.99 | 4.44 | top 14.1% | 164 / 1,214 | |
| Skewb | 4.55 | 8.15 | top 14.8% | 46 / 401 | |
| 6×6 | 2:53.12 | 3:19.76 | top 37.6% | 35 / 128 | |
| 7×7 | 6:04.60 | 6:15.41 | top 68.8% | 57 / 95 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:59.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 58 / 76 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 89 / 98 |
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
- 14 May 2022Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Back to Cube 2022.
- 9 Mar 2019Six personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2019.
- 30 Nov 2018First competition: Romanian National Day 2018. A 14.57 3×3 single to start from.
- 30 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Romanian National Day 2018.
Competitions
- U.R.A. Summer Cubes 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Back to Cube 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Big Cubes and FMC 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Romanian National Day 2018 · 30 Nov 2018 — 4 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.
- Mihail Stoicescu — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.