People · Romania
Valentin Matache
2×2 · top 21.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2010 · 2010MATA01
Valentin Matache has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.63, set at U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016, puts him in the top 21.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 247th in Romania. Across 13 competitions since December 2010, he has put 133 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.05 in December 2010 to 14.41, a 67% improvement. Valentin has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 3.63 | 7.91 | top 21.8% | 247 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 14.41 | 18.01 | top 22.4% | 282 / 1,574 |
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
- 9 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.41 at U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2019.
- 24 May 2015First sub-20 3×3: 17.31 at Brasov Rubik's Open 2015.
- 30 Aug 2014First sub-30 3×3: 27.06 at Constanta Cube Day 2014.
- 19 Dec 2010First competition: Romanian Nationals 2010. A 44.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian National Day 2018 · 30 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Easter Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017
- U.R.A. Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Rubik Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016
- Brasov Rubik's Open 2015 · 24 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Mioveni Rubik's Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Braila Rubik's Day 2014 · 4 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Constanta Cube Day 2014 · 30 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Rubik Summer 2014 · 15 Jun 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Open 2012 · 14 Jan 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Romanian Nationals 2010 · 19 Dec 2010
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 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Martin Fronescu — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.