People · Romania
Nicolae Binică
2×2 · top 6.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2013 · 2013BINI02
Nicolae Binică has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 82nd in Romania. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2013, he has put 226 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.93 in March 2013 to 11.75, a 69% improvement. Nicolae 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 6.30 | top 6.3% | 82 / 1,214 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.55 | 6.75 | top 10.5% | 81 / 825 | |
| 3×3 | 11.75 | 14.30 | top 13.0% | 171 / 1,574 | |
| Skewb | 10.67 | 16.30 | top 59.0% | 217 / 401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.56 | 39.86 | top 61.7% | 214 / 411 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.08 | — | top 65.2% | 302 / 578 | |
| Megaminx | 3:10.41 | — | top 77.8% | 142 / 243 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 71 / 98 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:27.90 | — | early days — 3 solves | 63 / 76 | |
| Square-1 | 1:38.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 149 / 158 |
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
- 15 Jun 2014First sub-20 3×3: 17.38 at Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014.
- 15 Jun 2014First sub-15 3×3: 11.75 at Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014.
- 15 Jun 2014Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014.
- 23 Feb 2014First sub-30 3×3: 25.34 at Bucharest Rubik Open 2014.
- 16 Mar 2013First competition: Sibiu Rubik Open 2013. A 39.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Constanta Cube Days 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Easter Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Brasov Rubik's Open 2015 · 24 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Day 2014 · 30 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014 · 15 Jun 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Bucharest Rubik Open 2014 · 23 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Sibiu Rubik Open 2013 · 16 Mar 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.
- Martin Fronescu — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.