People · Romania
Stefan Rares Gabriel
2×2 · top 1.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019GABR03
Stefan Rares Gabriel has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.32, set at ICHB Back To School 2019, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 25th in Romania. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2019, he has put 171 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 9.28 in June 2019 to 5.12, a 45% improvement. Stefan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 1.32 | 5.29 | top 1.4% | 25 / 1,214 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.12 | 8.29 | top 13.9% | 110 / 825 | |
| Skewb | 6.44 | 10.49 | top 29.2% | 98 / 401 | |
| 3×3 | 17.24 | 19.75 | top 31.8% | 401 / 1,574 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.61 | 1:54.58 | top 35.6% | 63 / 243 | |
| 4×4 | 59.73 | 1:10.03 | top 36.2% | 153 / 578 | |
| Square-1 | 24.81 | 29.04 | top 38.7% | 59 / 158 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.16 | 2:27.03 | top 62.6% | 109 / 225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 276 / 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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Sep 2019Eight personal bests in one day at ICHB Back To School 2019.
- 10 Aug 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.79 at Constanta Cube Days 2019.
- 10 Aug 2019Five personal bests in one day at Constanta Cube Days 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019First competition: Constanta Summer Open 2019. A 23.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- ICHB Back To School 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Days 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- ICHB Cube Race 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Constanta Summer Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 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.
- Martin Fronescu — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vincentiu Tarsoaga — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.