People · Greece
Anastasis Almpanis
2×2 · top 5.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023ALMP01
Anastasis Almpanis has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.11, set at Trikala Open 2025, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 65th in Greece. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2023, he has put 387 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.94 in May 2023 to 12.89, a 44% improvement. Anastasis has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.11 | 4.09 | top 5.5% | 65 / 733 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.64 | 5.55 | top 6.0% | 38 / 524 | |
| Skewb | 3.41 | 5.77 | top 7.2% | 19 / 268 | |
| Clock | 6.09 | 6.33 | top 7.5% | 16 / 180 | |
| 3×3 | 12.89 | 15.90 | top 17.0% | 205 / 982 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.13 | 1:53.55 | top 37.7% | 76 / 205 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.88 | 1:08.02 | top 38.5% | 132 / 384 | |
| Megaminx | 1:49.63 | 2:02.08 | top 40.1% | 55 / 155 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.48 | 40.09 | top 43.1% | 114 / 288 | |
| 6×6 | 3:25.50 | 3:39.42 | top 53.0% | 40 / 78 | |
| Square-1 | 32.32 | 38.03 | top 53.8% | 56 / 106 | |
| 7×7 | 5:55.52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 42 / 62 |
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
- 15 Feb 2025Five personal bests in one day at Trikala Open 2025.
- 30 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Greek Nationals 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.58 at Salonica Open 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Salonica Open 2024.
- 18 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Katerini Beach Open 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.29 at Athens Cubing Starter Pack 2024.
Competitions
- Trikala Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Salonica Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Katerini Beach Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Athens Cubing Starter Pack 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 11 personal bests set
- Salonica Autumn Open 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Larissa Spring Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 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.
- Dimitris Papazoglou — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Pantos Pantos — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Thodoris Iatrou — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.