People · Romania
Mara Oprea
Pyraminx · top 2.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017OPRE02
Mara Oprea has been competing for 9 years. Her best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.71, set at Sebes Autumn 2018, puts her in the top 2.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23rd in Romania. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since October 2017, she has put 975 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, her 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. Her 3×3 best has come down from 24.73 in October 2017 to 10.31, a 58% improvement. Mara has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.71 | 4.02 | top 2.7% | 23 / 825 | |
| 3×3 | 10.31 | 14.35 | top 8.4% | 106 / 1,574 | |
| Skewb | 4.24 | 7.59 | top 12.6% | 40 / 401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:18.76 | 1:47.30 | top 19.1% | 13 / 76 | |
| Square-1 | 18.04 | 24.24 | top 23.4% | 29 / 158 | |
| 2×2 | 3.94 | 6.06 | top 25.7% | 284 / 1,214 | |
| 4×4 | 54.03 | 1:01.44 | top 29.6% | 117 / 578 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.04 | 1:50.59 | top 30.1% | 55 / 243 | |
| 7×7 | 4:03.88 | 4:10.33 | top 32.2% | 24 / 95 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.42 | 1:45.78 | top 33.4% | 59 / 225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.48 | 31.57 | top 35.5% | 111 / 411 | |
| 6×6 | 2:59.98 | 3:12.81 | top 41.1% | 38 / 128 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 5 cubes · 28:21 | — | top 57.1% | 14 / 26 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 10:05.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7 / 13 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | 47.67 | top 65.6% | 61 / 98 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 29:59.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7 / 8 | |
| Clock | 34.26 | 36.90 | top 89.1% | 164 / 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
- 6 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Tarnovo Open 2022.
- 24 Jul 2021Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing Days 2021.
- 24 Aug 2019Five personal bests in one day at Bucharest Blind and Stuff 2019.
- 10 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Constanta Cube Days 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Constanta Summer Open 2019.
- 20 Apr 2019Six personal bests in one day at Romanian Cubing Open 2019.
Competitions
- Big Blind Bucharest 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2022 · 1 Oct 2022
- Tarnovo Open 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest Back to Cube 2022 · 14 May 2022
- Bucharest Cubing Days 2021 · 24 Jul 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Bacau Cubing Fall 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- ICHB Back To School 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Blind and Stuff 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Days 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Constanta Summer Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian Cubing Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Big Blind and FMC 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Transilvania Cubing Open 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Romanian National Day 2018 · 30 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Big Blind 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Sebes Autumn 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Days 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
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 her.
- Martin Fronescu — met in 233 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 202 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
- Vincentiu Tarsoaga — met in 186 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as she improves.