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Nikolaos Benakis
Skewb · top 70.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026BENA03
Nikolaos Benakis has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 12.90, set at We Love Cubing Athens B 2026, puts him in the top 70.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 188th in Greece. Across 2 competitions since February 2026, he has put 25 official solves on the record across four events. Nikolaos has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 12.90 | 20.30 | top 70.2% | 188 / 268 | |
| 3×3 | 35.15 | 43.50 | top 70.7% | 761 / 982 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.84 | 13.52 | top 72.1% | 401 / 524 | |
| 2×2 | 16.80 | 17.53 | top 92.8% | 697 / 733 |
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
- 15 Feb 2026First competition: We Love Cubing Athens B 2026. A 35.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Easter Fever Athens B 2026 · 29 Mar 2026
- We Love Cubing Athens B 2026 · 15 Feb 2026
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.
- Giorgos Tsitsas — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
- Marios Michalakis — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
- Helene Natsina — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 Skewb single — 48,404 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 5.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.