People · Greece
Dimitris Karastamatis
2×2 · top 3.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022KARA16
Dimitris Karastamatis has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.83, set at Athens Winter Open 2023, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in Greece. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2022, he has put 221 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.44 in October 2022 to 8.93, a 28% improvement. Dimitris has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 1.83 | 4.00 | top 3.8% | 45 / 747 | |
| 3×3 | 8.93 | 10.40 | top 4.7% | 72 / 1,004 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.15 | 8.17 | top 21.1% | 137 / 528 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | top 26.9% | 11 / 79 | |
| 4×4 | 53.78 | 58.59 | top 29.4% | 103 / 395 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.37 | 34.40 | top 45.3% | 120 / 294 | |
| Megaminx | 2:52.30 | — | early days — 1 solve | 119 / 155 |
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
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Athens Winter Open 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Athens Winter Open 2023.
- 15 Oct 2022First competition: Greek Open 2022. A 12.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Cubing Season Athens A 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Athens Cubing Starter Pack 2024 · 9 Mar 2024
- Greek Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023
- Loutraki Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- Voula Summer Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Larissa Spring Open 2023 · 6 May 2023
- Athens Winter Open 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Greek Open 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 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.
- Panagiotis Christopoulos — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Giannis Grigoropoulos — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Michael Eleftheriades — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.