People · Romania
Vladimir Soldea
2×2 · top 2.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022SOLD02
Vladimir Soldea has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.60, set at Bucharest Winter Cubing A 2023, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in Romania. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since October 2022, he has put 396 official solves on the record across ten 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 Pyraminx best has come down from 10.13 in November 2022 to 4.90, a 52% improvement. Vladimir has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 1.60 | 4.43 | top 2.6% | 45 / 1,214 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.90 | 7.08 | top 12.6% | 95 / 825 | |
| Skewb | 6.08 | 9.25 | top 26.3% | 86 / 401 | |
| 3×3 | 16.99 | 18.59 | top 31.0% | 385 / 1,574 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.61 | 1:18.65 | top 47.5% | 198 / 578 | |
| Square-1 | 31.89 | 49.26 | top 53.0% | 82 / 158 | |
| 5×5 | 2:25.71 | 2:46.64 | top 63.8% | 110 / 225 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 80 / 98 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:07.56 | 1:20.22 | top 87.9% | 333 / 411 | |
| Megaminx | 4:12.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 189 / 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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Autumn Cubing A 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.09 at Bucharest Funky Cubes 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest Summer Cubes A 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing A 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-30 3×3: 27.63 at U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023.
Competitions
- Bucharest Cubing June 2024 · 22 Jun 2024
- Bucharest Cubing April B 2024 · 14 Apr 2024
- FMC Romania 2024 · 13 Jan 2024
- Bucharest Winter Cubing A 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Mega Big Cubes Bucharest 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Autumn Cubing A 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Romanian National Championship 2023 · 2 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- ASSIST Cubing in Suceava 2023 · 28 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Funky Cubes 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Brasov Funky Cubes 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Big Blind Bucharest 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Summer Cubes A 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing A 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Easter Cubing 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Funky Cubes 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
- U.R.A. Back to School 2022 · 1 Oct 2022
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.
- Ianis Costin Chele — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ramy Ștefan Taleb — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Radu Andrei Andrieș — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.