People · Romania
Matei Burlacu
2×2 · top 11.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022BURL01
Matei Burlacu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.72, set at Rubisian Autumn Open Iasi 2025, puts him in the top 11.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 135th in Romania. Across 8 competitions since May 2022, he has put 240 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.68 in May 2022 to 13.94, a 39% improvement. Matei has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 5.22 | top 11.2% | 135 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 | 13.94 | 15.64 | top 20.8% | 263 / 1,581 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.16 | 12.07 | top 37.6% | 291 / 830 | |
| Skewb | 8.29 | 12.84 | top 43.6% | 158 / 401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.26 | 35.03 | top 47.3% | 161 / 415 | |
| Clock | 15.31 | 16.66 | top 49.2% | 86 / 190 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.52 | 1:28.07 | top 53.9% | 236 / 582 |
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
- 18 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rubisian Autumn Open Iasi 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing September 2025.
- 28 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Romanian 24h Championship 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.67 at Iasi Cubing Day 2024.
- 23 Jul 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.09 at U.R.A. Summer Cubes 2022.
- 14 May 2022First competition: Bucharest Back to Cube 2022. A 22.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubisian Autumn Open Iasi 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Marginea Cubing 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- Bucharest Cubing September 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian 24h Championship 2024 · 28 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Iasi Cubing Day 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- ASSIST Cubing 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Summer Cubes 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Back to Cube 2022 · 14 May 2022
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.
- Alexandru Ignat — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Radu Mihai Stan — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ianis Costin Chele — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.