People · Greece
Giorgos Karagiannidis
2×2 · top 9.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015KARA09
Giorgos Karagiannidis has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.57, set at Greece Spring Open 2017, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 111th in Greece. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2015, he has put 155 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.30 in December 2015 to 2.57, a 59% improvement. Giorgos 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 4.34 | top 9.6% | 111 / 733 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.25 | 7.55 | top 14.8% | 98 / 524 | |
| 3×3 | 12.68 | 15.95 | top 16.3% | 201 / 982 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.37 | 41.42 | top 58.0% | 165 / 288 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.39 | 1:31.91 | top 58.6% | 225 / 384 | |
| Megaminx | 2:59.28 | 3:20.35 | top 74.1% | 128 / 155 | |
| 5×5 | 2:53.90 | 3:08.08 | top 76.0% | 144 / 205 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.68 at Athens Summer Break A 2024.
- 10 Apr 2017Five personal bests in one day at Greece Spring Open 2017.
- 28 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 15.93 at Greece Winter Open 2016.
- 28 Dec 2016Five personal bests in one day at Greece Winter Open 2016.
- 25 Apr 2016First sub-30 3×3: 26.09 at Greece Spring Open 2016.
- 25 Apr 2016Four personal bests in one day at Greece Spring Open 2016.
Competitions
- Athens Summer Break A 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Greece Spring Open 2017 · 10 Apr 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Greece Winter Open 2016 · 28 Dec 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Greece Spring Open 2016 · 25 Apr 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Greece Winter Open 2015 · 28 Dec 2015
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.
- Panos Gkotsis — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Antonis Kokkinakis — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Athanasios Papadopoulos — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.