People · Romania
Mihnea Cătușanu
Pyraminx · top 26.1% of 130,891 all-time · competing since November 2013 · 2013CATU01
Mihnea Cătușanu has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.78, set at U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016, puts him in the top 26.1% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 208th in Romania. Across 4 competitions since November 2013, he has put 80 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.83 in November 2013 to 20.91, a 49% improvement. Mihnea 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.78 | 10.57 | top 26.1% | 208 / 830 | |
| 2×2 | 4.11 | 6.31 | top 28.0% | 304 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 | 20.91 | 24.39 | top 42.6% | 544 / 1,581 | |
| 4×4 | 2:21.21 | — | top 89.5% | 458 / 582 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:15.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 353 / 415 |
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 Apr 2015Four personal bests in one day at Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015.
- 23 Feb 2014First sub-30 3×3: 24.63 at Bucharest Rubik Open 2014.
- 9 Nov 2013First competition: Valcea Rubik Open 2013. A 46.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Bucharest Rubik Open 2014 · 23 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Valcea Rubik Open 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 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.
- Dan Stroie — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Martin Fronescu — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Radu Făciu — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.