People · Romania
Nicolas Radu
Pyraminx · top 39.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023RADU01
Nicolas Radu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.43, set at Bucharest Summer Cubes A 2023, puts him in the top 39.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 314th in Romania. Across 12 competitions since April 2023, he has put 195 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.15 in April 2023 to 26.07, a 33% improvement. Nicolas has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.43 | 13.75 | top 39.9% | 314 / 825 | |
| 2×2 | 5.95 | 10.80 | top 50.4% | 519 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 26.07 | 34.84 | top 54.9% | 753 / 1,574 | |
| Skewb | 23.03 | 35.93 | top 93.2% | 375 / 401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:46.07 | — | early days — 3 solves | 393 / 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
- 18 Feb 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.06 at Bucharest Cubing February B 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest Autumn Cubing A 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023. A 39.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bucharest November Cubing 2024 · 16 Nov 2024
- Bucharest October Cubing 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Cubing February B 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Winter Cubing A 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
- Bucharest Autumn Cubing A 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian National Championship 2023 · 2 Nov 2023
- Bucharest Funky Cubes 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Brasov Funky Cubes 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest You Only Need One 2023 · 22 Jul 2023
- Bucharest Summer Cubes A 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Cubing A 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
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.
- Radu Andreas — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mihail Stoicescu — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ianis Costin Chele — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.