People · Romania
Iulian Steavu
4×4 · top 16.3% of 83,917 all-time · competing since November 2013 · 2013STEA01
Iulian Steavu has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 43.39, set at SPQR Open 2022, puts him in the top 16.3% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 67th in Romania. Across 15 competitions since November 2013, he has put 514 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.72 in March 2014 to 12.80, a 35% improvement. Iulian has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 43.39 | 55.39 | top 16.3% | 67 / 578 | |
| 3×3 | 12.80 | 17.52 | top 16.7% | 209 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 3.72 | 7.12 | top 23.0% | 260 / 1,214 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.55 | 9.82 | top 24.2% | 189 / 825 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.47 | 1:44.16 | top 25.3% | 44 / 225 | |
| Skewb | 6.58 | 9.77 | top 30.3% | 103 / 401 | |
| 7×7 | 4:47.90 | 5:03.48 | top 47.1% | 38 / 95 | |
| 6×6 | 3:31.51 | 3:34.44 | top 55.2% | 52 / 128 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 65 / 98 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.48 | 58.19 | top 78.1% | 283 / 411 | |
| Clock | 29.31 | — | top 83.5% | 150 / 187 |
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
- 7 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at SPQR Open 2022.
- 13 Mar 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.80 at Rome Slam Open 2016.
- 13 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Rome Slam Open 2016.
- 3 Jan 2016Four personal bests in one day at Capodrise Open 2016.
- 17 Oct 2015Five personal bests in one day at Monterotondo Open 2015.
- 15 Mar 2015Four personal bests in one day at Small CubingItaly 2015.
Competitions
- SPQR Open 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Road to IC - Monterotondo 2019 · 7 Sep 2019
- Eretum Open 2017 · 27 May 2017
- Rome Summer Open 2016 · 24 Jul 2016
- Rome Slam Open 2016 · 13 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Capodrise Open 2016 · 3 Jan 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Italian Open 2015 · 5 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Monterotondo Open 2015 · 17 Oct 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Small CubingItaly 2015 · 15 Mar 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Eretum Open 2015 · 11 Jan 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- PoliMi Italian Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Eretum Open 2014 · 2 Nov 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Italian Championship 2014 · 10 May 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Small CubingItaly 2014 · 9 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Italian Open 2013 · 30 Nov 2013
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.
- Gianluca Placenti — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 73 times
- Gabriele Cappelletti — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Edoardo Annesi — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 3.39 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.