People · Moldova
Ionel Bălteanu
3×3 · top 12.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2012 · 2012BALT01
Ionel Bălteanu has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.72, set at Crossroads Cubing 2017, puts him in the top 12.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14th in Moldova. Across 10 competitions since December 2012, he has put 288 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.40 in December 2012 to 11.72, a 48% improvement. Ionel has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Moldova | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.72 | 14.97 | top 12.9% | 14 / 143 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 5.24 | top 13.7% | 7 / 103 | |
| 4×4 | 48.05 | 59.71 | top 22.2% | 10 / 52 | |
| Clock | 13.63 | 17.44 | top 42.3% | 4 / 8 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.12 | 2:00.06 | top 45.4% | 7 / 21 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.92 | 2:33.78 | top 54.8% | 5 / 13 | |
| 6×6 | 3:48.96 | 4:14.11 | top 61.9% | 5 / 8 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.74 | 57.02 | top 74.6% | 23 / 39 | |
| 7×7 | 7:29.94 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4 / 5 |
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
- 18 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Unionville Open Spring 2017.
- 22 Nov 2014First sub-20 3×3: 16.99 at Charlotte Open Fall 2014.
- 22 Nov 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.54 at Charlotte Open Fall 2014.
- 22 Nov 2014Four personal bests in one day at Charlotte Open Fall 2014.
- 15 Dec 2012First competition: Romanian Nationals 2012. A 22.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Crossroads Cubing 2018 · 30 Jun 2018
- Fruit Salad 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Hendersonville Fall 2017 · 3 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Crossroads Cubing Spring 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Unionville Open Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Crossroads Cubing 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Discovery Place 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Moldavian Nationals 2015 · 25 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Charlotte Open Fall 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian Nationals 2012 · 15 Dec 2012 — 1 personal best 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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Katie Hull — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carson Claud — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.