People · Romania
Ioan Buda
Pyraminx · top 7.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018BUDA02
Ioan Buda has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.86, set at Sebes Autumn 2018, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 56th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2018, he has put 137 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.62 in October 2018 to 11.07, a 44% improvement. Ioan 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 | 3.86 | 4.74 | top 7.0% | 56 / 825 | |
| 3×3 | 11.07 | 13.91 | top 10.7% | 144 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 3.36 | 4.43 | top 18.5% | 214 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.96 | 25.62 | top 25.9% | 74 / 411 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.22 | 1:18.68 | top 51.8% | 223 / 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
- 28 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Alba Iulia Cubing 2022.
- 12 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.54 at Sebes Autumn 2019.
- 13 Oct 2018First competition: Sebes Autumn 2018. A 19.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Alba Iulia Cubing 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Sebes Autumn 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Transilvania Cubing Open 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Sebes Autumn 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 2 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.
- Bogdan Briciu — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- János Bereczki — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.