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Nikolaos Koutsivos (Νικόλαος Κουτσιβός)
Pyraminx · top 0.41% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023KOUT03
Nikolaos Koutsivos (Νικόλαος Κουτσιβός) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.49, set at Greek Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 0.41% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Greece. Until March 2013, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2023, he has put 564 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.41 in October 2023 to 6.52, a 22% improvement. Nikolaos 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.49 | 2.25 | top 0.41% | 1 / 524 | |
| 3×3 | 6.52 | 8.20 | top 0.87% | 14 / 982 | |
| 4×4 | 27.12 | 32.70 | top 1.4% | 7 / 384 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.91 | 14.79 | top 1.8% | 5 / 288 | |
| 2×2 | 1.47 | 2.45 | top 2.0% | 21 / 733 | |
| Skewb | 2.34 | 4.54 | top 2.3% | 10 / 268 | |
| Clock | 4.17 | 4.89 | top 2.6% | 5 / 180 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.42 | 1:05.44 | top 6.3% | 10 / 205 | |
| 6×6 | 2:08.59 | 2:20.09 | top 14.7% | 8 / 78 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.74 | 1:14.77 | top 15.5% | 24 / 155 | |
| 7×7 | 3:30.19 | 3:42.75 | early days — 3 solves | 8 / 62 | |
| Square-1 | 16.76 | 20.74 | top 20.4% | 18 / 106 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 17 / 77 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Thessaloniki Summer Open 2026.
- 5 Dec 2025Five personal bests in one day at Greek Nationals 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Pre-Nationals Warm-Up Athens 2025.
- 6 Sep 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Thessaloniki Open 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024Six personal bests in one day at Salonica Open 2024.
- 18 May 2024Six personal bests in one day at Katerini Beach Open 2024.
Competitions
- Thessaloniki Summer Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Athens Summer Break B 2026 · 14 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Greek Nationals 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Pre-Nationals Warm-Up Athens 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Thessaloniki Open 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Salonica Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Katerini Beach Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Salonica Autumn Open 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 4 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.
- Nikolas Baxevanis — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead 69 times
- Ilias Nikolaou — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead 56 times
- Panagiotis Christopoulos — met in 99 rounds, finished ahead 58 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.