People · Greece
Giannis Margaritis
3×3 blindfolded · top 7.5% of 12,178 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023MARG05
Giannis Margaritis has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 42.41, set at Thessaloniki Summer Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Greece. Until August 2009, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2023, he has put 84 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.23 in October 2023 to 12.03, a 15% improvement. Giannis 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 | Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 42.41 | — | top 7.5% | 3 / 40 | |
| 3×3 | 12.03 | 13.79 | top 14.0% | 174 / 982 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 10 of 13 cubes · 50:08 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1 / 9 | |
| 4×4 | 54.26 | 1:03.84 | top 29.8% | 105 / 384 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.04 | 1:54.96 | top 38.4% | 78 / 205 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 10:43.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3 / 4 |
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
- 12 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Salonica Open 2024.
- 14 Oct 2023First competition: Salonica Autumn Open 2023. A 14.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Thessaloniki Summer Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Thessaloniki Open 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Salonica Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Salonica Autumn Open 2023 · 14 Oct 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.
- Nikos Kolovos — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Thodoris Iatrou — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alexandros Kalaitzis — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 3×3 blindfolded single — 826 people have one; it is 2.41 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.