People · Romania
Pacurariu Andrei
2×2 · top 3.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022ANDR07
Pacurariu Andrei has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.81, set at Arad Cubing 2023, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 59th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2022, he has put 154 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.13 in May 2022 to 9.64, a 36% improvement. Pacurariu has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 1.81 | 3.51 | top 3.6% | 59 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 9.64 | 11.61 | top 6.5% | 86 / 1,574 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.38 | 5.69 | top 9.6% | 74 / 825 | |
| 4×4 | 44.80 | 51.42 | top 18.1% | 71 / 578 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.93 | 33.78 | top 39.2% | 126 / 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
- 14 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cluj Cubing Sports Festival 2025.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Arad Cubing 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Five personal bests in one day at Arad Cubing 2023.
- 28 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Alba Iulia Cubing 2022.
- 1 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at U.R.A. Back to School 2022.
- 1 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Back to School 2022.
Competitions
- Cluj Cubing Sports Festival 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Arad Cubing 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Alba Iulia Cubing 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Bucharest Back to Cube 2022 · 14 May 2022
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.
- Ianis Costin Chele — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vasile Dan — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Alexandru Ignat — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.