People · Greece
Nikolas Sofianopoulos
Skewb · top 1.0% of 74,164 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022SOFI01
Nikolas Sofianopoulos has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.86, set at Athens Cubing Starter Pack 2024, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5th in Greece. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since October 2022, he has put 555 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 10 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.07 in October 2022 to 8.91, a 53% improvement. Nikolas has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.86 | 4.25 | top 1.0% | 5 / 278 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.63 | 5.61 | top 2.6% | 11 / 528 | |
| 2×2 | 1.73 | 3.02 | top 3.3% | 40 / 747 | |
| 3×3 | 8.91 | 10.65 | top 4.7% | 71 / 1,004 | |
| Clock | 6.35 | 7.81 | top 8.5% | 19 / 192 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.16 | 19.30 | top 13.0% | 34 / 294 | |
| 4×4 | 42.73 | 46.04 | top 15.5% | 61 / 395 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.16 | 1:32.68 | top 23.6% | 50 / 210 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.42 | 2:09.49 | top 41.9% | 60 / 155 | |
| 6×6 | 4:15.12 | 4:19.48 | top 70.5% | 52 / 78 | |
| Square-1 | 46.18 | 1:11.28 | top 72.4% | 76 / 106 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 11:12.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 41 / 40 |
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 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Trikala Open 2025.
- 18 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Katerini Beach Open 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023Five personal bests in one day at Greek Nationals 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at Salonica Autumn Open 2023.
- 14 Oct 2023Six personal bests in one day at Salonica Autumn Open 2023.
- 16 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Loutraki Open 2023.
Competitions
- New Cubing Season Athens A 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Peristeri Spring Open 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Double Triple Athens B 2025 · 23 Mar 2025
- Trikala Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Autumn Cubing Reunion Athens B - 2024 · 29 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Katerini Beach Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Athens Cubing Starter Pack 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Salonica Autumn Open 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Loutraki Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Voula Summer Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Larissa Spring Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Athens Winter Open 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Greek Open 2022 · 15 Oct 2022
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.
- Thodoris Iatrou — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 55 times
- Panagiotis Christopoulos — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Michael Eleftheriades — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.