People · Romania
Turcanu Vlad
Pyraminx · top 5.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017VLAD02
Turcanu Vlad has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.51, set at Constanta Cube Days 2018, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in Romania. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 22 competitions since March 2017, he has put 1,119 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.37 in March 2017 to 10.20, a 44% improvement. Turcanu has entered 22 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.51 | 4.87 | top 5.5% | 45 / 825 | |
| Skewb | 3.38 | 5.80 | top 7.0% | 25 / 401 | |
| 3×3 | 10.20 | 13.07 | top 8.0% | 101 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 4.23 | top 8.6% | 109 / 1,214 | |
| Square-1 | 12.76 | 19.50 | top 11.4% | 14 / 158 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.47 | 1:14.18 | top 13.6% | 22 / 243 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.59 | 26.95 | top 14.0% | 41 / 411 | |
| 4×4 | 45.04 | 51.38 | top 18.4% | 73 / 578 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.54 | 1:43.12 | top 31.1% | 54 / 225 | |
| Clock | 12.08 | 16.48 | top 35.3% | 60 / 187 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 41 / 98 | |
| 6×6 | 3:16.49 | 3:26.45 | top 48.8% | 47 / 128 | |
| 7×7 | 5:16.33 | 5:26.78 | top 55.8% | 45 / 95 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:23.72 | 4:50.78 | top 59.2% | 40 / 76 |
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
- 20 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at ICHB Cube Race 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2019.
- 16 Feb 2019Five personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Big Blind and FMC 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019Five personal bests in one day at Transilvania Cubing Open 2019.
- 30 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Romanian National Day 2018.
- 10 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Big Blind 2018.
Competitions
- ICHB Cube Race 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Big Blind and FMC 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Transilvania Cubing Open 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Romanian National Day 2018 · 30 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Big Blind 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Sebes Autumn 2018 · 13 Oct 2018
- Baia Mare North Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Days 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Romanian Cubing Open 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Bacau Easter Open 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2018 · 10 Mar 2018
- Oradea Cubing Open 2018 · 3 Feb 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Slobozia Winter Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Blind Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Craiova Rubik Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Constanța Cube Days 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 10 personal bests set
- Romanian Rubik Open 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Easter Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Slobozia Spring Open 2017 · 12 Mar 2017
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.
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 236 rounds, finished ahead 91 times
- Martin Fronescu — met in 228 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 194 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.