People · United Kingdom
Stefan Nedelcu
2×2 · top 5.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019NEDE01
Stefan Nedelcu has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.15, set at Constanta Cube Days 2019, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 418th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2019, he has put 291 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.55 in March 2019 to 11.82, a 29% improvement. Stefan 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 | 2.15 | 3.35 | top 5.9% | 418 / 4,946 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.84 | 5.61 | top 6.9% | 277 / 3,704 | |
| Skewb | 4.24 | 6.87 | top 12.6% | 290 / 2,439 | |
| 3×3 | 11.82 | 13.85 | top 13.3% | 953 / 6,785 | |
| 4×4 | 47.26 | 54.64 | top 21.2% | 486 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.30 | 30.60 | top 32.4% | 589 / 1,861 | |
| Square-1 | 22.34 | 28.87 | top 33.3% | 302 / 789 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.85 | 2:05.47 | top 43.7% | 510 / 998 | |
| 5×5 | 2:07.87 | 2:19.03 | top 54.3% | 680 / 1,167 |
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
- 10 Aug 2019Five personal bests in one day at Constanta Cube Days 2019.
- 29 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at British Summer Open 2019.
- 8 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at High Wycombe Open 2019.
- 11 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.95 at London Open 2019.
- 11 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at London Open 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019First competition: Welsh Open 2019. A 20.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UK Championship 2019 · 25 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Days 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- British Summer Open 2019 · 29 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- High Wycombe Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- London Open 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Welsh Open 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 3 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.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Charlie Stark — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Sam Spendla — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.