People · Greece
Nikos Kolovos
Skewb · top 0.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023KOLO02
Nikos Kolovos has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.54, set at Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026, puts him in the top 0.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Greece. Until October 2015, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since October 2023, he has put 960 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.23 in October 2023 to 6.71, a 40% improvement. Nikos has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.54 | 3.04 | top 0.5% | 1 / 268 | |
| 3×3 | 6.71 | 9.48 | top 1.0% | 17 / 982 | |
| Megaminx | 51.46 | 1:01.20 | top 5.7% | 10 / 155 | |
| 2×2 | 2.22 | 4.01 | top 6.4% | 74 / 733 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.00 | 5.29 | top 7.6% | 48 / 524 | |
| Square-1 | 11.35 | 13.62 | top 8.6% | 6 / 106 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.82 | 18.42 | top 12.1% | 29 / 288 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:02.34 | 1:15.70 | top 13.8% | 4 / 40 | |
| 4×4 | 44.74 | 48.27 | top 18.0% | 72 / 384 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | 41.00 | top 23.4% | 8 / 77 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.28 | 1:40.22 | top 30.1% | 59 / 205 | |
| 6×6 | 3:37.42 | 3:51.73 | top 57.7% | 44 / 78 | |
| Clock | 20.23 | 32.00 | top 65.3% | 124 / 180 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 12:31.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4 / 4 | |
| 7×7 | 6:34.77 | — | early days — 3 solves | 49 / 62 |
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
- 16 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Blagoevgrad Open 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing December 2025.
- 5 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Greek Nationals 2025.
- 11 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Volos Wild Open 2025.
- 6 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Thessaloniki Open 2025.
Competitions
- Thessaloniki Summer Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Blagoevgrad Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing December 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Medvode Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Volos Wild Open 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Thessaloniki Open 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Sofia Spring 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Trikala Open 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Salonica Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Katerini Beach Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Rare Events Athens 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Salonica Autumn Open 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 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 153 rounds, finished ahead 44 times
- Dimitris Papazoglou — met in 142 rounds, finished ahead 77 times · head to head
- Konstantinos Zaglanis — met in 141 rounds, finished ahead 57 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.