People · France
Iuliu-Marc Tarsoaga
3×3 · top 3.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024TARS01
Iuliu-Marc Tarsoaga has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.33, set at Barby Cube 2026, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 209th in France. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2024, he has put 40 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.82 in February 2024 to 8.33, a 30% improvement. He 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 | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.33 | 11.00 | top 3.4% | 209 / 4,823 |
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 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at Cœur de Cube Charantonnay 2026.
- 24 Feb 2024First competition: Only Oullins Open 2024. A 11.82 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2026 · 22 Aug 2026
- Barby Cube 2026 · 22 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cœur de Cube Charantonnay 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Mi'Lyon Open 2025 · 2 Aug 2025
- Only Oullins Open 2024 · 24 Feb 2024
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.
- Romain Moreau — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Dario Tommasi — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Basile Chandon — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.