People · Romania
Rareș Emil Băncescu
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015BANC02
Rareș Emil Băncescu has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.24, set at U.R.A. Back to School 2016, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 85th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since May 2015, he has put 206 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.81 in May 2015 to 11.34, a 48% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.24 | 6.29 | top 6.5% | 85 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 11.34 | 17.10 | top 11.6% | 154 / 1,574 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.31 | 1:17.35 | top 45.2% | 185 / 578 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.14 | 13.52 | top 61.5% | 494 / 825 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.67 | 59.93 | top 68.9% | 250 / 411 | |
| 5×5 | 2:53.56 | — | top 75.9% | 144 / 225 | |
| Skewb | 20.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 357 / 401 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:14.21 | — | early days — 1 solve | 72 / 76 | |
| Megaminx | 5:34.25 | — | early days — 3 solves | 231 / 243 | |
| 6×6 | 9:54.83 | — | early days — 1 solve | 125 / 128 |
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 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Botosani Rubik Open 2017.
- 5 Nov 2016First sub-15 3×3: 11.34 at U.R.A. Back to School 2016.
- 5 Nov 2016Seven personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Back to School 2016.
- 10 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at Botosani Rubik Open 2016.
- 23 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Spring 2016.
- 12 Sep 2015First sub-20 3×3: 18.51 at Suceava Rubik Open 2015.
Competitions
- Botosani Rubik Open 2017 · 2 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Botosani Rubik Open 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Suceava Rubik Open 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Brasov Rubik's Open 2015 · 24 May 2015
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.
- Bogdan Grigoruţă — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vasile Dan — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.