People · Greece
Nikolas Marinopoulos
2×2 · top 18.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023MARI45
Nikolas Marinopoulos has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.37, set at Peristeri Spring Open 2025, puts him in the top 18.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 205th in Greece. Across 8 competitions since December 2023, he has put 145 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.60 in December 2023 to 15.33, a 57% improvement. Nikolas 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.37 | 4.47 | top 18.6% | 205 / 733 | |
| 3×3 | 15.33 | 18.76 | top 25.5% | 305 / 982 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.92 | 11.12 | top 27.2% | 166 / 524 | |
| Clock | 14.03 | 16.31 | top 43.9% | 86 / 180 | |
| Skewb | 13.74 | 17.95 | top 73.8% | 199 / 268 | |
| Megaminx | 2:59.63 | 3:08.74 | top 74.2% | 130 / 155 |
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
- 10 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Peristeri Spring Open 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.84 at Double Triple Athens A 2025.
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 25.98 at Athens Cubing Starter Pack 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Athens Cubing Starter Pack 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023First competition: Greek Nationals 2023. A 35.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Athens Summer Break B 2026 · 14 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Athens Summer Solstice 2025 · 21 Jun 2025
- Peristeri Spring Open 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Double Triple Athens A 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Autumn Cubing Reunion Athens A - 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Athens Tabletop Festival Open 2024 · 7 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Athens Cubing Starter Pack 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023
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.
- Faidon Kourmoulakis — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Angelos Merkouroglou — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Panagiotis Christopoulos — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.