People · Romania
Matei Deliu
3×3 · top 9.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022DELI01
Matei Deliu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.71, set at Romanian National Championship 2023, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 123rd in Romania. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2022, he has put 131 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.63 in November 2022 to 10.71, a 45% improvement. Matei has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 10.71 | 13.89 | top 9.6% | 123 / 1,574 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.40 | 10.64 | top 23.0% | 177 / 825 | |
| 2×2 | 3.97 | 5.68 | top 26.1% | 288 / 1,214 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.05 | 1:11.86 | top 41.8% | 168 / 578 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.22 | 2:33.39 | top 53.2% | 101 / 225 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.20 | 2:54.34 | top 53.3% | 95 / 243 | |
| Skewb | 9.82 | 12.68 | top 53.8% | 195 / 401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.64 | 42.76 | top 54.7% | 188 / 411 | |
| Clock | 17.86 | 18.06 | top 58.3% | 103 / 187 | |
| Square-1 | 43.75 | 57.87 | top 69.7% | 101 / 158 | |
| 6×6 | 5:11.43 | — | early days — 1 solve | 82 / 128 | |
| 7×7 | 8:26.42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 76 / 95 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 57 moves | 59.67 | early days — 3 solves | 86 / 98 |
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
- 2 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.56 at Romanian National Championship 2023.
- 2 Nov 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Romanian National Championship 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Bucharest Funky Cubes 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022First competition: U.R.A. Funky Cubes 2022. A 19.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Romanian National Championship 2023 · 2 Nov 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Bucharest Funky Cubes 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Big Cubes Bucharest 2023 · 7 Jan 2023
- U.R.A. Funky Cubes 2022 · 5 Nov 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.
- Martin Fronescu — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
- Teodor Ghețu — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.