People · Greece
Ioannis Rovatsos
3×3 · top 3.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023ROVA01
Ioannis Rovatsos has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.58, set at Easter Fever Athens A 2026, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 59th in Greece. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2023, he has put 298 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.69 in December 2023 to 8.58, a 27% improvement. Ioannis 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.58 | 9.89 | top 3.9% | 59 / 982 | |
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 3.83 | top 8.6% | 99 / 733 | |
| 4×4 | 37.08 | 40.82 | top 8.8% | 39 / 384 | |
| Skewb | 3.79 | 4.89 | top 9.5% | 24 / 268 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.61 | 20.35 | top 14.1% | 38 / 288 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.90 | 1:23.97 | top 14.5% | 30 / 205 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.35 | 8.27 | top 15.4% | 104 / 524 | |
| Clock | 8.99 | 16.38 | top 19.9% | 39 / 180 | |
| 7×7 | 3:59.08 | 4:12.35 | top 30.3% | 15 / 62 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.56 | 3:02.39 | early days — 3 solves | 22 / 78 | |
| Square-1 | 26.55 | 31.65 | top 42.5% | 40 / 106 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:45.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 13 / 40 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Easter Fever Athens A 2026.
- 21 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Athens Summer Solstice 2025.
- 10 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Peristeri Spring Open 2025.
- 23 Mar 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.23 at Double Triple Athens B 2025.
- 15 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Athens Summer Break A 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023First competition: Greek Nationals 2023. A 12.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Easter Fever Athens A 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- We Love Cubing Athens B 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Athens Summer Solstice 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Peristeri Spring Open 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Double Triple Athens B 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Athens Summer Break A 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Big Cubes Athens 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests 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 59 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Andreas Mitzithras — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Ioannis Ntalis — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.