People · Romania
Stefan Smeu
Megaminx · top 9.3% of 34,786 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018SMEU01
Stefan Smeu has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 58.68, set at Iasi Cubing Open 2019, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16th in Romania. Until October 2009, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since March 2018, he has put 50 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Stefan has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 58.68 | 1:09.61 | top 9.3% | 16 / 243 | |
| 3×3 | 15.61 | 17.70 | top 26.5% | 339 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 5.62 | 7.91 | top 46.7% | 482 / 1,214 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.25 | 1:23.39 | top 52.7% | 230 / 578 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.49 | 12.53 | top 56.8% | 455 / 825 |
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
- 30 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Iasi Cubing Open 2019.
- 24 Mar 2018First competition: Bacau Easter Open 2018. A 17.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Iasi Cubing Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Bacau Easter Open 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
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.
- Ilie-Laurenţiu Soare — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Bogdan Grigoruţă — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-50 Megaminx single — 1,776 people have one; it is 8.68 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.