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Panagiotis Potagas (Παναγιώτης Πόταγας)
2×2 · top 4.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023POTA01
Panagiotis Potagas (Παναγιώτης Πόταγας) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.92, set at Greek Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 53rd in Greece. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2023, he has put 34 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 2.36 in July 2023 to 1.92, a 19% improvement. Panagiotis has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 1.92 | 3.57 | top 4.2% | 53 / 733 | |
| 3×3 | 10.61 | 12.52 | top 9.3% | 125 / 982 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 74 / 155 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:03.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 243 / 288 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Jul 2023First competition: Voula Summer Open 2023. A 10.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Double Triple Athens A 2025 · 22 Mar 2025
- Greek Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Voula Summer Open 2023 · 15 Jul 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.
- Nikolaos Zikos — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Spyros Bourntenis — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ioannis Ntalis — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.