People · Greece
Nikolas Karagiannis
Pyraminx · top 8.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023KARA02
Nikolas Karagiannis has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.12, set at Salonica Autumn Open 2023, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 53rd in Greece. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 168 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.05 in February 2023 to 10.76, a 33% improvement. Nikolas has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.12 | 6.51 | top 8.3% | 53 / 524 | |
| 3×3 | 10.76 | 11.73 | top 9.7% | 130 / 982 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 3.82 | top 10.1% | 113 / 733 | |
| 4×4 | 55.92 | 1:03.95 | top 31.9% | 109 / 384 | |
| Skewb | 7.44 | 10.01 | top 37.0% | 94 / 268 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.71 | 34.74 | top 52.7% | 147 / 288 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 83 / 155 | |
| 5×5 | 2:27.13 | 2:33.21 | top 64.4% | 121 / 205 | |
| 6×6 | 5:32.77 | — | early days — 3 solves | 67 / 78 |
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
- 6 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Thessaloniki Open 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Salonica Open 2024.
- 14 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.95 at Salonica Autumn Open 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023Five personal bests in one day at Salonica Autumn Open 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023First competition: Athens Winter Open 2023. A 16.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Thessaloniki Open 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Salonica Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Salonica Autumn Open 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Voula Summer Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023
- Athens Winter Open 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Pantos Pantos — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Thodoris Iatrou — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Alexandros Kalaitzis — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.