People · Romania
Mihai Ciubotaru
Pyraminx · top 9.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018MIHA03
Mihai Ciubotaru has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.28, set at Romanian National Day 2018, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 73rd in Romania. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2018, he has put 110 official solves on the record across eleven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.76 in November 2018 to 12.55, a 33% improvement. Mihai has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.28 | 11.75 | top 9.1% | 73 / 825 | |
| 3×3 | 12.55 | 14.75 | top 15.8% | 201 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 3.52 | 5.05 | top 20.5% | 232 / 1,214 | |
| 4×4 | 54.79 | 57.29 | top 30.5% | 123 / 578 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.15 | 1:44.15 | top 36.2% | 68 / 225 | |
| 6×6 | 2:54.09 | 3:11.49 | early days — 3 solves | 36 / 128 | |
| Megaminx | 1:49.60 | 1:56.38 | top 40.1% | 72 / 243 | |
| 7×7 | 4:42.18 | 5:08.75 | early days — 3 solves | 36 / 95 | |
| Skewb | 8.68 | 15.09 | top 46.3% | 168 / 401 | |
| Square-1 | 34.00 | 43.61 | top 56.8% | 86 / 158 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.70 | 47.58 | top 66.3% | 239 / 411 |
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
- 25 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.40 at Bucharest Cubing October 2025.
- 25 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing October 2025.
- 30 Nov 2018First competition: Romanian National Day 2018. A 19.70 3×3 single to start from.
- 30 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Romanian National Day 2018.
Competitions
- Bucharest Cubing November 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Cubing October 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian National Day 2018 · 30 Nov 2018 — 3 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 his.
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dragoş Iordan — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Alex Chisăliță-Ignat — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.