People · Greece
Ioannis Michalakis
Skewb · top 3.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024MICH17
Ioannis Michalakis has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.67, set at Greek Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in Greece. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2024, he has put 196 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.75 in October 2024 to 2.32, a 73% improvement. Ioannis 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.67 | 7.96 | top 3.5% | 11 / 268 | |
| 2×2 | 2.32 | 4.50 | top 7.2% | 82 / 733 | |
| 4×4 | 36.85 | 49.91 | top 8.5% | 37 / 384 | |
| 3×3 | 10.44 | 11.64 | top 8.8% | 117 / 982 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.26 | 7.39 | top 21.9% | 139 / 524 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.64 | 26.66 | top 35.9% | 95 / 288 | |
| Clock | 13.15 | 16.49 | top 40.3% | 76 / 180 | |
| Square-1 | 27.41 | 42.77 | top 44.4% | 43 / 106 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.08 | 2:00.91 | top 44.7% | 87 / 205 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 31 / 77 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.17 | — | top 55.9% | 89 / 155 | |
| 6×6 | 5:12.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 62 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Jul 2026Six personal bests in one day at Thessaloniki Summer Open 2026.
- 5 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.91 at Greek Nationals 2025.
- 5 Dec 2025Six personal bests in one day at Greek Nationals 2025.
- 6 Sep 2025Nine personal bests in one day at Thessaloniki Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Trikala Open 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024First competition: Salonica Open 2024.
Competitions
- Thessaloniki Summer Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Thessaloniki Open 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- Trikala Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Salonica Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024
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.
- Nikolas Baxevanis — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chrysafis Anastasiadis (Χρυσάφης Αναστασιάδης) — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
- Konstantinos Argyros — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.