People · Romania
Petru-Carol Tănase-Brăila
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022TANA04
Petru-Carol Tănase-Brăila has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.41, set at Romanian National Championship 2023, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 46th in Romania. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2022, he has put 73 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.80 in July 2022 to 8.41, a 61% improvement. He has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.41 | 10.45 | top 3.6% | 46 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 2.80 | 5.97 | top 12.0% | 141 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.08 | 26.12 | top 29.0% | 85 / 411 | |
| Megaminx | 3:01.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 138 / 243 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 75 / 98 |
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
- 2 Nov 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.41 at Romanian National Championship 2023.
- 1 Oct 2022First sub-20 3×3: 13.04 at U.R.A. Back to School 2022.
- 1 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.04 at U.R.A. Back to School 2022.
- 23 Jul 2022First competition: U.R.A. Summer Cubes 2022. A 23.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Romanian National Championship 2023 · 2 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Summer Cubes 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 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.
- Serban Stelian — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Martin Fronescu — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mihail Stoicescu — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.