People · Greece
Paraschos Sakavelis
3×3 · top 1.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025SAKA02
Paraschos Sakavelis has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.22, set at New Cubing Season Athens B 2026, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26th in Greece. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2025, he has put 287 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.52 in June 2025 to 7.22, a 63% improvement. Paraschos 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.22 | 10.25 | top 1.6% | 26 / 1,004 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.45 | 21.16 | top 5.2% | 11 / 294 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.86 | 5.92 | top 12.3% | 78 / 528 | |
| 4×4 | 42.74 | 48.85 | top 15.5% | 62 / 395 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.45 | 1:29.59 | top 19.6% | 43 / 210 | |
| 2×2 | 3.71 | 4.75 | top 22.9% | 238 / 747 | |
| Skewb | 6.89 | 12.20 | top 32.9% | 89 / 278 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.94 | 2:03.63 | top 41.6% | 58 / 155 | |
| Square-1 | 28.47 | 44.49 | top 46.6% | 45 / 106 | |
| 7×7 | 5:21.91 | 6:09.72 | early days — 3 solves | 36 / 62 | |
| 6×6 | 4:28.29 | — | early days — 1 solve | 58 / 78 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 52 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 59 / 79 |
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
- 14 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.17 at We Love Cubing Athens A 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026Five personal bests in one day at We Love Cubing Athens A 2026.
- 5 Dec 2025Five personal bests in one day at Greek Nationals 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.90 at Pre-Nationals Warm-Up Athens 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Pre-Nationals Warm-Up Athens 2025.
- 15 Jun 2025First competition: Athens Summer Break B 2025. A 19.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Cubing Season Athens B 2026 · 20 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Athens Summer Break A 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Halkida Spring Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Easter Fever Athens B 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- We Love Cubing Athens A 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Pre-Nationals Warm-Up Athens 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Athens Summer Break B 2025 · 15 Jun 2025
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.
- Andreas Sykaminidis — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sofia Charvati — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Ilias Nikolaou — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.