People · Romania
Ștefan Darius Iordache
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2013 · 2013IORD01
Ștefan Darius Iordache has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.28, set at U.R.A. Easter Open 2017, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 40th in Romania. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since May 2013, he has put 504 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.84 in May 2013 to 8.28, a 30% improvement. He has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.28 | 10.15 | top 3.3% | 40 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 1.84 | 3.50 | top 3.8% | 60 / 1,214 | |
| 4×4 | 58.87 | 1:11.14 | top 35.3% | 146 / 578 | |
| Skewb | 7.66 | 11.83 | top 38.7% | 132 / 401 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.38 | 11.95 | top 39.5% | 311 / 825 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:24.33 | 3:32.32 | top 41.4% | 29 / 76 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.90 | 34.59 | top 44.1% | 146 / 411 | |
| 5×5 | 5:00.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 209 / 225 | |
| Megaminx | 5:19.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 227 / 243 |
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
- 18 Apr 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015.
- 15 Jun 2014Five personal bests in one day at Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014.
- 25 May 2013First competition: Constanta Rubik Open 2013. A 11.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Constanta Cube Days 2018 · 11 Aug 2018
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018 · 28 Apr 2018
- Slobozia Winter Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
- U.R.A. Easter Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Slobozia Spring Open 2017 · 12 Mar 2017
- U.R.A. Back to School 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Constanta Rubik Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Brasov Rubik's Open 2015 · 24 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Braila Rubik's Day 2014 · 4 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Day 2014 · 30 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014 · 15 Jun 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Bucharest Rubik Open 2014 · 23 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Valcea Rubik Open 2013 · 9 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Constanta Rubik Open 2013 · 25 May 2013
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.
- Martin Fronescu — met in 101 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 62 times
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.