People · Greece
George Kouros
Pyraminx · top 2.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023KOUR04
George Kouros has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at Trikala Open 2025, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9th in Greece. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since September 2023, he has put 870 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.46 in September 2023 to 8.64, a 53% improvement. George has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.52 | 4.64 | top 2.2% | 9 / 524 | |
| 3×3 | 8.64 | 10.68 | top 4.0% | 63 / 982 | |
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 3.98 | top 6.7% | 78 / 733 | |
| Skewb | 3.45 | 4.97 | top 7.4% | 20 / 268 | |
| Clock | 7.42 | 8.34 | top 12.6% | 24 / 180 | |
| 4×4 | 42.90 | 46.98 | top 15.6% | 62 / 384 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.41 | 21.48 | top 16.2% | 48 / 288 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.37 | 1:21.39 | top 16.3% | 34 / 205 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.85 | 1:22.09 | top 17.3% | 29 / 155 | |
| Square-1 | 18.74 | 21.18 | top 25.1% | 25 / 106 | |
| 7×7 | 3:53.86 | 4:17.41 | top 28.4% | 14 / 62 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.21 | 2:53.35 | top 34.1% | 25 / 78 |
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 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Pre-Nationals Warm-Up Athens 2025.
- 11 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at Volos Wild Open 2025.
- 11 Oct 2025Nine personal bests in one day at Volos Wild Open 2025.
- 21 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Athens Summer Solstice 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Trikala Open 2025.
- 30 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Greek Nationals 2024.
Competitions
- Athens Summer Break A 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- We Love Cubing Athens B 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Pre-Nationals Warm-Up Athens 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Volos Wild Open 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- Athens Never Ending Summer A 2025 · 13 Sep 2025
- Athens Summer Solstice 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Peristeri Spring Open 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Double Triple Athens B 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Trikala Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Salonica Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Autumn Cubing Reunion Athens B - 2024 · 29 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Athens Tabletop Festival Open 2024 · 7 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Athens Summer Break B 2024 · 16 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Katerini Beach Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Rare Events Athens 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Cubes Athens 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Athens Cubing Starter Pack 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Loutraki Open 2023 · 16 Sep 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.
- Ilias Nikolaou — met in 163 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Nikolas Belalidis — met in 153 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Pantos Pantos — met in 148 rounds, finished ahead 113 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.