People · Romania
Paul Becsi
2×2 · top 1.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016BECS01
Paul Becsi has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.22, set at Baia Mare North Open 2018, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22nd in Romania. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since March 2016, he has put 685 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.59 in March 2016 to 8.57, a 41% improvement. Paul has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 1.22 | 4.30 | top 1.1% | 22 / 1,219 | |
| Square-1 | 7.82 | 8.80 | top 2.8% | 4 / 159 | |
| 3×3 | 8.57 | 9.86 | top 3.9% | 48 / 1,581 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.74 | 17.45 | top 5.7% | 17 / 415 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.99 | 6.21 | top 7.6% | 61 / 830 | |
| Megaminx | 1:00.81 | 1:15.15 | top 10.5% | 18 / 243 | |
| 4×4 | 41.73 | 44.19 | top 14.3% | 61 / 582 | |
| Clock | 9.76 | 12.12 | top 23.8% | 45 / 190 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.82 | 1:47.55 | top 33.8% | 61 / 225 | |
| Skewb | 7.63 | 33.77 | top 38.6% | 131 / 401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:44.86 | — | top 48.1% | 32 / 76 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 10:56 | — | early days — 1 solve | 16 / 26 |
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
- 17 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Baia Mare North Open 2019.
- 20 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Romanian Cubing Open 2019.
- 15 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Botosani Cube Day 2018.
- 1 Sep 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Baia Mare North Open 2018.
- 3 Feb 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.87 at Oradea Cubing Open 2018.
- 11 Feb 2017Four personal bests in one day at Rubi-Xtreme Piatra Neamt 2017.
Competitions
- Baia Mare North Open 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian Cubing Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Transilvania Cubing Open 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Botosani Cube Day 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Baia Mare North Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Romanian Cubing Open 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Oradea Cubing Open 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Botosani Rubik Open 2017 · 2 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2017 · 27 May 2017
- Rubi-Xtreme Piatra Neamt 2017 · 11 Feb 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Botosani Rubik Open 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 134 rounds, finished ahead 95 times
- János Bereczki — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Raluca Ioana Grigoraș — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 62 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 210 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.