People · Romania
Matei Alexandru Popescu
2×2 · top 33.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2026 · 2026POPE03
Matei Alexandru Popescu has been competing for 1 month. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.52, set at Bucharest Cubing July 2026, puts him in the top 33.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 353rd in Romania. Across 1 competition since July 2026, he has put 17 official solves on the record across three events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.52 | 5.10 | top 33.2% | 353 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 18.36 | 19.72 | top 35.2% | 446 / 1,574 | |
| 4×4 | 2:26.36 | — | early days — 2 solves | 467 / 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 story so far
- 25 Jul 2026First competition: Bucharest Cubing July 2026. A 18.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bucharest Cubing July 2026 · 25 Jul 2026
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 4 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ognian Baruh — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chirilă Lucas Mihai — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.