People · Romania
Paul Stan
Skewb · top 24.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2015 · 2015STAN01
Paul Stan has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.89, set at U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018, puts him in the top 24.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 77th in Romania. Across 5 competitions since April 2015, he has put 99 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.83 in April 2015 to 20.46, a 43% improvement. Paul 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.89 | 19.47 | top 24.9% | 77 / 401 | |
| 3×3 | 20.46 | 23.88 | top 41.2% | 528 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 5.56 | 7.67 | top 46.0% | 470 / 1,214 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.40 | 20.03 | top 83.2% | 697 / 825 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:20.44 | — | top 92.6% | 361 / 411 | |
| 4×4 | 2:47.21 | — | top 94.8% | 496 / 578 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 68 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 97 / 98 | |
| Megaminx | 6:29.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 237 / 243 |
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
- 24 May 2015First sub-30 3×3: 24.75 at Brasov Rubik's Open 2015.
- 24 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at Brasov Rubik's Open 2015.
- 18 Apr 2015First competition: Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015. A 36.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016
- Suceava Rubik Open 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Brasov Rubik's Open 2015 · 24 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 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.
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bogdan Grigoruţă — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Martin Fronescu — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.