People · Greece
Theodore Paterakis
3×3 · top 3.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024PATE33
Theodore Paterakis has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.28, set at New Cubing Season Athens A 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 47th in Greece. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2024, he has put 99 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.56 in September 2024 to 8.28, a 34% improvement. Theodore has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.28 | 11.10 | top 3.3% | 47 / 1,004 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 4.60 | top 11.2% | 131 / 747 | |
| 4×4 | 48.96 | 55.64 | top 23.5% | 87 / 395 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.76 | 37.62 | top 48.5% | 132 / 294 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 77 / 155 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.81 | 19.50 | top 59.1% | 346 / 528 |
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 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.46 at Athens Never Ending Summer B 2025.
- 28 Sep 2024First competition: Autumn Cubing Reunion Athens A - 2024. A 13.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Cubing Season Athens A 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2025 · 5 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Athens Never Ending Summer B 2025 · 14 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Peristeri Spring Open 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Greek Nationals 2024 · 30 Nov 2024
- Autumn Cubing Reunion Athens A - 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 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.
- Nikolas Belalidis — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Angelos Merkouroglou — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Stefanos Roussos — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.