People · Romania
Petru-Horațiu Popescu
3×3 · top 22.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2026 · 2026POPE02
Petru-Horațiu Popescu has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.53, set at Romanian Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 22.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 291st in Romania. Across 2 competitions since July 2026, he has put 76 official solves on the record across 13 events. He has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.53 | 18.71 | top 22.9% | 291 / 1,581 | |
| 2×2 | 5.29 | 6.94 | top 43.0% | 443 / 1,219 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.27 | 1:39.89 | top 60.9% | 270 / 582 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.73 | 17.40 | top 65.5% | 532 / 830 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.17 | 1:13.45 | top 67.0% | 243 / 415 | |
| Skewb | 13.77 | 18.30 | top 73.9% | 280 / 401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 71 / 100 | |
| Clock | 26.69 | — | early days — 3 solves | 141 / 190 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:36.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 60 / 76 | |
| 5×5 | 3:57.72 | 4:03.02 | top 91.5% | 189 / 225 | |
| Megaminx | 4:17.85 | — | top 92.6% | 198 / 243 | |
| 6×6 | 7:28.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 114 / 128 | |
| Square-1 | 2:27.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 158 / 159 |
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
- 21 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.53 at Romanian Nationals 2026.
- 21 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Romanian Nationals 2026.
- 18 Jul 2026First competition: Rubisian Summer Cubing Iasi 2026. A 15.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Romanian Nationals 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubisian Summer Cubing Iasi 2026 · 18 Jul 2026
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.
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Codrin Zaharia — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Matei Florea — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.53 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.