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Laurențiu Matei
3×3 · top 74.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2017 · 2017MATE04
Laurențiu Matei has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 37.79, set at Cluj Cubing Sports Festival 2026, puts him in the top 74.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,109th in Romania. Across 7 competitions since May 2017, he has put 91 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:25.53 in May 2017 to 37.79, a 56% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 37.79 | 44.94 | top 74.2% | 1,109 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 11.58 | 16.82 | top 83.2% | 936 / 1,214 | |
| Pyraminx | 19.86 | 29.55 | top 92.7% | 782 / 825 | |
| Megaminx | 4:58.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 220 / 243 | |
| 4×4 | 3:21.00 | — | top 97.9% | 545 / 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
- 11 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Constanta Cube Days 2018.
- 26 May 2018First sub-60 3×3: 57.45 at Romanian Cubing Open 2018.
- 27 May 2017First competition: Romanian Rubik Open 2017. A 1:25.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cluj Cubing Sports Festival 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Sebes Autumn 2019 · 12 Oct 2019
- Constanta Cube Days 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian Cubing Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Days 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian Cubing Open 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2017 · 27 May 2017
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.
- Nicoleta Matei — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Nicolae Matei — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 7.79 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.