People · Romania
Rafael Sălăvăstru
2×2 · top 20.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025SALA13
Rafael Sălăvăstru has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.54, set at Rubisian Spring Cubing Iasi 2026, puts him in the top 20.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 236th in Romania. Across 3 competitions since June 2025, he has put 48 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 17.22 in June 2025 to 3.54, a 79% improvement. Rafael has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 3.54 | 6.58 | top 20.7% | 236 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 22.16 | 28.69 | top 45.9% | 597 / 1,574 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.51 | 22.65 | top 64.0% | 516 / 825 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:23.67 | 1:40.94 | top 93.5% | 367 / 411 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 May 2026First sub-30 3×3: 28.13 at Rubisian Spring Cubing Iasi 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubisian Spring Cubing Iasi 2026.
- 21 Jun 2025First competition: Bucharest Cubing June 2025. A 43.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Romanian Nationals 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubisian Spring Cubing Iasi 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing June 2025 · 21 Jun 2025
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.
- Radu Andrei Andrieș — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aftanase David Mihail — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lungu Alin Mihai — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.