People · Romania
Vlad Matei Beu
3×3 · top 8.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019MATE08
Vlad Matei Beu has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.34, set at Bucharest Back to Cube 2022, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 109th in Romania. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2019, he has put 136 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.06 in April 2019 to 10.34, a 51% improvement. Vlad has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.34 | 11.90 | top 8.5% | 109 / 1,574 | |
| 2×2 | 3.48 | 4.45 | top 20.0% | 227 / 1,214 | |
| Square-1 | 22.55 | 27.06 | top 33.7% | 48 / 158 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.82 | 11.99 | top 43.3% | 336 / 825 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.55 | — | top 68.3% | 327 / 578 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.36 | 1:01.61 | top 75.2% | 269 / 411 | |
| Skewb | 20.81 | 34.61 | top 90.8% | 360 / 401 |
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
- 14 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 10.34 at Bucharest Back to Cube 2022.
- 14 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest Back to Cube 2022.
- 15 Jun 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.70 at Constanta Summer Open 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at Constanta Summer Open 2019.
- 20 Apr 2019First competition: Romanian Cubing Open 2019. A 21.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Alba Iulia Cubing 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- U.R.A. Back to School 2022 · 1 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Back to Cube 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Constanta Summer Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Romanian Cubing Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019
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.
- Mihail Stoicescu — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexandru Ignat — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.