People · Cyprus
Philippos Violaris
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024VIOL01
Philippos Violaris has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.21, set at Kolla Spring Cup 2024, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in Cyprus. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2024, he has put 154 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.97 in January 2024 to 2.53, a 58% improvement. Philippos has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.21 | 15.70 | top 5.4% | 11 / 206 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.14 | 5.60 | top 8.4% | 11 / 131 | |
| 2×2 | 2.53 | 4.93 | top 9.2% | 15 / 162 | |
| Skewb | 5.12 | 7.67 | top 19.1% | 12 / 79 | |
| Square-1 | 26.33 | 39.16 | top 42.1% | 9 / 19 | |
| Clock | 14.18 | 16.78 | top 44.6% | 18 / 44 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.88 | 1:17.15 | top 44.8% | 26 / 76 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.34 | — | early days — 3 solves | 15 / 40 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.41 | 2:40.93 | top 56.2% | 16 / 36 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.54 | 50.99 | top 61.7% | 28 / 67 | |
| 6×6 | 5:41.85 | — | early days — 1 solve | 11 / 13 |
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
- 8 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cyprus Cubing League I 2025.
- 12 Oct 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Cyprus Nationals 2024.
- 11 May 2024First sub-20 3×3: 9.21 at Kolla Spring Cup 2024.
- 11 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 9.21 at Kolla Spring Cup 2024.
- 11 May 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.21 at Kolla Spring Cup 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024First competition: Kolla Winter Cup 2024. A 22.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cyprus Cubing League II 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cyprus Cubing League I 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Cyprus Nationals 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Kolla Spring Cup 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kolla Winter Cup 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
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.
- Theoharis Delidis — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Michael Eleftheriades — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Oskar Obeid — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.