People · Greece
Paraschos Sakavelis
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 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 8.84, set at Halkida Spring Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 66th in Greece. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2025, he has put 257 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 35,811 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 8.84, a 55% improvement. Paraschos has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 8.84 | 10.35 | top 4.5% | 66 / 982 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.86 | 5.92 | top 12.3% | 77 / 524 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.83 | 21.16 | top 14.6% | 41 / 288 | |
| 4×4 | 42.74 | 48.85 | top 15.4% | 61 / 384 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.45 | 1:29.59 | top 19.5% | 43 / 205 | |
| 2×2 | 3.71 | 4.75 | top 22.8% | 235 / 733 | |
| Skewb | 6.89 | 12.20 | top 32.8% | 87 / 268 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.94 | 2:03.63 | top 41.5% | 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 | 56 / 77 |
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
- 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 50 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sofia Charvati — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Nikolas Belalidis — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.