People · United Kingdom
Philip Iancu
2×2 · top 5.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024IANC02
Philip Iancu has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.10, set at Stevenage July 2024, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 397th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2024, he has put 170 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Philip has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.10 | 4.02 | top 5.4% | 397 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.21 | 8.82 | top 21.6% | 842 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 6.27 | 7.47 | top 27.9% | 653 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 | 17.05 | 18.60 | top 31.1% | 2,074 / 6,689 | |
| Clock | 14.68 | 15.43 | top 46.7% | 622 / 1,232 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,326 / 2,071 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage October 2024.
- 10 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.56 at Stevenage August 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024First competition: Stevenage April 2024. A 23.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage October 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage August 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage July 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage April 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 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.
- Harry Allen — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Kyoichi Curry (ジェイムス 恭一) — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Alan Tan — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.