People · Romania
Nicolae-Claudiu Buculei
3×3 · top 52.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2026 · 2026BUCU02
Nicolae-Claudiu Buculei has been competing for 1 month. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 24.97, set at Marginea Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 52.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 710th in Romania. Across 1 competition since August 2026, he has put 13 official solves on the record across two events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 24.97 | 29.86 | top 52.5% | 710 / 1,574 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.20 | 13.77 | top 62.0% | 498 / 825 |
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 story so far
- 1 Aug 2026First competition: Marginea Cubing 2026. A 24.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Marginea Cubing 2026 · 1 Aug 2026
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.
- Dragoș-Mihai Dumitru — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lungu Alin Mihai — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.97 away.
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 68,530 people have one; it is 1.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.