People · Romania
Luca Istrate
3×3 one-handed · top 14.8% of 73,695 all-time · competing since February 2014 · 2014ISTR01
Luca Istrate has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 17.91, set at Brasov Rubik's Open 2015, puts him in the top 14.8% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 48th in Romania. Across 10 competitions since February 2014, he has put 271 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.47 in February 2014 to 14.92, a 31% improvement. Luca 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 | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.91 | 24.89 | top 14.8% | 48 / 411 | |
| 2×2 | 3.65 | 6.15 | top 22.1% | 249 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 14.92 | 17.22 | top 24.2% | 306 / 1,574 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.50 | 17.32 | top 56.9% | 456 / 825 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.32 | — | top 62.4% | 282 / 578 | |
| 5×5 | 2:44.93 | 3:16.13 | top 72.6% | 140 / 225 | |
| Square-1 | 50.72 | — | top 76.7% | 113 / 158 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 80 / 98 | |
| Skewb | 16.88 | 18.49 | top 83.7% | 321 / 401 | |
| Megaminx | 3:54.48 | — | top 89.0% | 178 / 243 | |
| 6×6 | 7:02.68 | — | early days — 3 solves | 110 / 128 | |
| 7×7 | 10:14.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 85 / 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
- 5 Nov 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at U.R.A. Back to School 2016.
- 5 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Back to School 2016.
- 4 Oct 2014Three personal bests in one day at Braila Rubik's Day 2014.
- 15 Jun 2014Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014.
- 26 Apr 2014First sub-20 3×3: 16.53 at Romanian Rubik Open 2014.
- 26 Apr 2014Three personal bests in one day at Romanian Rubik Open 2014.
Competitions
- U.R.A. Back to School 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 2 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 — 1 personal best set
- Braila Rubik's Day 2014 · 4 Oct 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Day 2014 · 30 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014 · 15 Jun 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2014 · 26 Apr 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest Rubik Open 2014 · 23 Feb 2014
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.
- Martin Fronescu — met in 62 rounds, never finished ahead
- Radu Făciu — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 2.91 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.