People · Germany
Marios Dafnis-Kouris
2×2 · top 16.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024DAFN01
Marios Dafnis-Kouris has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.19, set at Schnelle Solves Siegen 2025, puts him in the top 16.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 589th in Germany. Across 6 competitions since March 2024, he has put 175 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.03 in March 2024 to 15.56, a 48% improvement. Marios has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.19 | 5.62 | top 16.6% | 589 / 2,931 | |
| 3×3 | 15.56 | 19.98 | top 26.4% | 1,325 / 4,182 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.36 | 10.22 | top 30.9% | 738 / 2,020 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.65 | 1:31.62 | top 48.5% | 942 / 1,966 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.87 | 43.34 | top 51.0% | 667 / 1,328 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 463 / 798 | |
| Skewb | 12.23 | 15.98 | top 67.2% | 859 / 1,192 | |
| 5×5 | 4:59.26 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,145 / 1,175 |
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
- 29 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Schnelle Solves Siegen 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.56 at German Newcomer Day 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at German Newcomer Day 2025.
- 27 Sep 2024First sub-30 3×3: 21.90 at Crazy Cologne Cubing 2024.
- 27 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Crazy Cologne Cubing 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024First competition: German Newcomer Day 2024. A 30.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- German Open 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Schnelle Solves Siegen 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- German Newcomer Day 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Crazy Cologne Cubing 2024 · 27 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Wendlinger Würfelwochenende 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- German Newcomer Day 2024 · 9 Mar 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.
- Javid Nabizade — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Emil Jenz — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Luis Wildt — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.