People · Cyprus
Michalis Papakyriakou
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2019 · 2019PAPA06
Michalis Papakyriakou has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.91, set at Cyprus Nationals 2024, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Cyprus. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2019, he has put 304 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.84 in September 2019 to 7.91, a 47% improvement. Michalis has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.91 | 9.41 | top 2.6% | 8 / 206 | |
| 2×2 | 2.14 | 3.56 | top 5.7% | 8 / 162 | |
| Square-1 | 10.99 | 18.42 | top 8.0% | 1 / 19 | |
| 4×4 | 38.43 | 46.14 | top 10.3% | 5 / 76 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.34 | 23.07 | top 13.4% | 6 / 67 | |
| Skewb | 4.47 | 5.43 | top 14.2% | 9 / 79 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.41 | 7.72 | top 15.8% | 20 / 131 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.28 | 1:25.25 | top 20.1% | 5 / 36 | |
| Clock | 9.21 | 10.94 | top 21.1% | 8 / 44 | |
| 6×6 | 2:43.07 | 2:54.06 | top 32.5% | 4 / 13 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.10 | 1:55.34 | top 33.4% | 9 / 40 | |
| 7×7 | 4:14.68 | 4:31.29 | top 36.0% | 4 / 9 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:54.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6 / 6 |
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 2024Twelve personal bests in one day at Cyprus Nationals 2024.
- 25 Feb 2023Five personal bests in one day at Cyprus Winter Cup 2023.
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Cyprus Championship 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022Five personal bests in one day at Cyprus Championship 2022.
- 22 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Nicosia Cubers 2020.
- 21 Sep 2019First competition: Speedcubing Paphos 2019. A 14.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cyprus Nationals 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 12 personal bests set
- Kolla Winter Cup 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kolla Summer Cup 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cyprus Winter Cup 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Cyprus Championship 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Nicosia Cubers 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubing Paphos 2019 · 21 Sep 2019
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.
- Michael Eleftheriades — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Constantinos Kapelos — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Oskar Obeid — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.