People · Romania
Matei Galatanu
3×3 · top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016GALA02
Matei Galatanu has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.62, set at ASSIST Cubing 2022, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 85th in Romania. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2016, he has put 313 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.33 in September 2016 to 9.62, a 66% improvement. Matei has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 9.62 | 11.62 | top 6.4% | 85 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 2.63 | 4.24 | top 10.2% | 122 / 1,214 | |
| 4×4 | 47.90 | 56.34 | top 22.0% | 87 / 578 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.59 | 27.86 | top 27.6% | 81 / 411 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.59 | 12.18 | top 49.8% | 386 / 825 | |
| 5×5 | 2:31.76 | — | top 66.6% | 118 / 225 | |
| 6×6 | 5:56.26 | — | early days — 1 solve | 94 / 128 | |
| 7×7 | 9:30.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 80 / 95 | |
| Megaminx | 5:20.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 228 / 243 |
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
- 22 Oct 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.62 at ASSIST Cubing 2022.
- 22 Oct 2022Three personal bests in one day at ASSIST Cubing 2022.
- 2 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Bacau Cubing Fall 2019.
- 2 Sep 2017First sub-15 3×3: 10.92 at Botosani Rubik Open 2017.
- 2 Sep 2017Five personal bests in one day at Botosani Rubik Open 2017.
- 27 May 2017Five personal bests in one day at Romanian Rubik Open 2017.
Competitions
- ASSIST Cubing in Suceava 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Iasi Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- ASSIST Cubing 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Bacau Cubing Fall 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Iasi Back To Cubing 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Botosani Rubik Open 2017 · 2 Sep 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubi-Xtreme Piatra Neamt 2017 · 11 Feb 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Botosani Rubik Open 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best 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 his.
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Bogdan Grigoruţă — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Vasile Dan — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.