People · United Kingdom
Traian Barbu-Smith
3×3 · top 20.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021BARB02
Traian Barbu-Smith has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.73, set at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022, puts him in the top 20.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,351st in the United Kingdom. Across 6 competitions since November 2021, he has put 149 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.70 in November 2021 to 13.73, a 27% improvement. Traian 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.73 | 15.76 | top 20.0% | 1,351 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 4.13 | 4.92 | top 28.1% | 1,514 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 58.55 | 1:11.49 | top 34.9% | 773 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.29 | 10.76 | top 38.7% | 1,565 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,268 / 1,851 | |
| Skewb | 14.76 | 16.75 | top 77.5% | 1,885 / 2,421 |
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
- 27 Aug 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.27 at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022.
- 27 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022.
- 7 May 2022Five personal bests in one day at Wakefield Spring 2022.
- 7 Nov 2021First competition: German Mini Open B 2021. A 21.41 3×3 single to start from.
- 7 Nov 2021First sub-20 3×3: 18.70 at German Mini Open B 2021.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Championship 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022 · 14 Jul 2022
- Wakefield Spring 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Wakefield Open 2022 · 29 Jan 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- German Mini Open B 2021 · 7 Nov 2021 — 1 personal best 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.
- Oliver Wheat — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Charlie Stark — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ed Scholey — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.