People · Romania
Vincentiu Tarsoaga
Pyraminx · top 1.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017TARS01
Vincentiu Tarsoaga has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.27, set at Romanian 24h Championship 2024, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15th in Romania. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 34 competitions since August 2017, he has put 2,137 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.43 in August 2017 to 8.28, a 70% improvement. Vincentiu has entered 34 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.27 | 3.54 | top 1.6% | 15 / 825 | |
| 2×2 | 1.45 | 3.35 | top 1.9% | 35 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 8.28 | 10.27 | top 3.3% | 40 / 1,574 | |
| 4×4 | 34.20 | 36.03 | top 6.0% | 21 / 578 | |
| Skewb | 3.34 | 5.46 | top 6.8% | 24 / 401 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.82 | 1:13.84 | top 8.3% | 14 / 225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.21 | 19.39 | top 10.7% | 31 / 411 | |
| 6×6 | 2:02.93 | 2:10.27 | top 12.2% | 8 / 128 | |
| 7×7 | 3:14.82 | 3:34.82 | top 14.7% | 12 / 95 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.35 | 1:20.83 | top 18.9% | 31 / 243 | |
| Square-1 | 16.33 | 25.22 | top 19.4% | 21 / 158 | |
| Clock | 10.76 | 13.07 | top 28.9% | 49 / 187 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | 50.67 | top 51.8% | 43 / 98 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:57.64 | — | early days — 3 solves | 66 / 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
- 21 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Romanian Nationals 2026.
- 12 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Smart Summer Cubing 2025.
- 28 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Romanian 24h Championship 2024.
- 2 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Romanian National Championship 2023.
- 29 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Lodi Time Trial 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Tarnovo Open 2022.
Competitions
- Romanian Nationals 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing July 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Smart Summer Cubing 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian 24h Championship 2024 · 28 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian National Championship 2023 · 2 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Brasov Funky Cubes 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Blind Bucharest 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Lodi Time Trial 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Alba Iulia Cubing 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2022 · 1 Oct 2022
- Tarnovo Open 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Summer Cubes 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Thessaloniki Open 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Bucharest Back to Cube 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Cubing Days 2021 · 24 Jul 2021 — 6 personal bests set
- ICHB Back To School 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Days 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- ICHB Cube Race 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Constanta Summer Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Big Blind and FMC 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Transilvania Cubing Open 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Romanian National Day 2018 · 30 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Big Blind 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Sebes Autumn 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Baia Mare North Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Constanta Cube Days 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Romanian Cubing Open 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- Slobozia Winter Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Blind Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Craiova Rubik Open 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Constanța Cube Days 2017 · 19 Aug 2017 — 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.
- Mihnea Andrei Panţu — met in 387 rounds, finished ahead 18 times · head to head
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 342 rounds, finished ahead 211 times
- Martin Fronescu — met in 333 rounds, finished ahead 3 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.