People · Romania
Liviu Boboc
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2012 · 2012BOBO01
Liviu Boboc has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.39, set at Romanian Cubing Open 2019, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 75th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since June 2012, he has put 501 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.53 in June 2012 to 9.39, a 72% improvement. Liviu has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 9.39 | 11.09 | top 5.8% | 75 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 4.29 | top 15.8% | 181 / 1,214 | |
| 4×4 | 46.93 | 53.32 | top 20.7% | 83 / 578 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.00 | 1:58.34 | top 46.7% | 86 / 225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.07 | 45.70 | top 46.8% | 160 / 411 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.54 | 12.98 | top 57.2% | 460 / 825 | |
| 6×6 | 4:34.22 | — | early days — 3 solves | 75 / 128 | |
| Megaminx | 3:17.97 | — | top 80.3% | 147 / 243 | |
| Skewb | 20.94 | 28.03 | top 91.0% | 361 / 401 | |
| 7×7 | 10:03.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 84 / 95 |
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
- 20 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Romanian Cubing Open 2019.
- 19 Aug 2017Five personal bests in one day at Constanța Cube Days 2017.
- 27 May 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at Romanian Rubik Open 2017.
- 27 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Romanian Rubik Open 2017.
- 16 Mar 2013Three personal bests in one day at Sibiu Rubik Open 2013.
- 15 Dec 2012First sub-30 3×3: 14.59 at Romanian Nationals 2012.
Competitions
- Cluj Cubing Sports Festival 2026 · 13 Jun 2026
- Cluj Cubing Sports Festival 2025 · 14 Jun 2025
- Romanian Cubing Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Cluj-Napoca Big Blind 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
- Romanian Cubing Open 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Constanța Cube Days 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Brasov Rubik's Open 2015 · 24 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014 · 15 Jun 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2014 · 26 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Valcea Rubik Open 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Romanian Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Sibiu Rubik Open 2013 · 16 Mar 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian Nationals 2012 · 15 Dec 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian Open 2012 · 23 Jun 2012
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.
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Radu Făciu — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Martin Fronescu — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.39 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.