People · Romania
Radu Ștefan
2×2 · top 2.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024STEF01
Radu Ștefan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.50, set at Bucharest Cubing September 2024, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 39th in Romania. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since January 2024, he has put 279 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.22 in February 2024 to 14.97, a 52% improvement. Radu has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 1.50 | 5.00 | top 2.2% | 39 / 1,214 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.87 | 7.95 | top 12.4% | 93 / 825 | |
| Skewb | 4.41 | 11.01 | top 13.8% | 44 / 401 | |
| 3×3 | 14.97 | 19.41 | top 24.3% | 310 / 1,574 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.84 | 1:28.02 | top 47.7% | 199 / 578 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.24 | 38.15 | top 49.4% | 166 / 411 | |
| Megaminx | 2:24.80 | 2:42.39 | top 58.8% | 102 / 243 | |
| 5×5 | 3:11.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 155 / 225 | |
| Square-1 | 1:21.56 | — | top 93.3% | 145 / 158 |
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
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.97 at Bucharest November Cubing 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest November Cubing 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest October Cubing 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing September 2024.
- 30 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.93 at Romanian Breaking Records 2024.
- 30 Aug 2024Six personal bests in one day at Romanian Breaking Records 2024.
Competitions
- Bucharest November Cubing 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest October Cubing 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing September 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian Breaking Records 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing July 2024 · 27 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing May B 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing March A 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing February A 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Mega Big Cubes Bucharest 2024 · 14 Jan 2024
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 52 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Lucian Mihai Cremeneanu — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Radu Andrei Andrieș — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.