People · Romania
Vlad Constantin Rotarescu
2×2 · top 2.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023ROTA02
Vlad Constantin Rotarescu has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.56, set at Romanian Breaking Records 2024, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 43rd in Romania. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since October 2023, he has put 344 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.37 in October 2023 to 13.65, a 65% improvement. Vlad has entered twelve 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 | 1.56 | 6.97 | top 2.4% | 43 / 1,219 | |
| 3×3 | 13.65 | 17.67 | top 19.8% | 255 / 1,581 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.63 | 11.39 | top 24.9% | 200 / 830 | |
| Skewb | 7.36 | 10.00 | top 36.5% | 121 / 401 | |
| Clock | 15.96 | 17.26 | top 51.8% | 88 / 190 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.63 | 1:48.29 | top 64.1% | 298 / 582 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.49 | 53.11 | top 77.2% | 280 / 415 | |
| 5×5 | 4:27.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 195 / 225 | |
| Megaminx | 5:09.40 | — | early days — 1 solve | 224 / 243 |
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
- 2 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.65 at Rubisian Spring Cubing Iasi 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubisian Spring Cubing Iasi 2026.
- 18 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rubisian Autumn Open Iasi 2025.
- 30 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rubisian Speedcubing Iasi 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.29 at Iasi Back to Cubing 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Iasi Back to Cubing 2024.
Competitions
- Rubisian Autumn Cubing Iasi 2026 · 17 Oct 2026
- Rubisian Summer Cubing Iasi 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubisian Spring Cubing Iasi 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubisian Winter Cubing Iasi 2026 · 14 Feb 2026
- Rubisian Ice Break Iasi 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubisian Autumn Open Iasi 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubisian Speedcubing Iasi 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Iasi Back to Cubing 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian Breaking Records 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Iasi Cubing Day 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- ASSIST Cubing in Suceava 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Iasi Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
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.
- Bogdan Grigoruţă — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Alexandru Ignat — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Baziluc Mihnea Nectarie — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.