People · Cyprus
Theodoros Tsakalos
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018TSAK01
Theodoros Tsakalos has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.34, set at Speedcubing Paphos 2019, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in Cyprus. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2018, he has put 106 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.90 in May 2018 to 9.34, a 37% improvement. Theodoros 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 | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.34 | 12.68 | top 5.7% | 12 / 206 | |
| 2×2 | 3.18 | 4.74 | top 16.4% | 23 / 162 | |
| 4×4 | 46.23 | 51.11 | top 19.8% | 9 / 76 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.22 | 25.72 | top 29.3% | 10 / 67 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.65 | 1:51.58 | top 30.4% | 7 / 36 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.68 | 12.48 | top 50.5% | 71 / 131 |
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
- 6 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Larissa Spring Open 2023.
- 21 Sep 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.34 at Speedcubing Paphos 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Six personal bests in one day at Speedcubing Paphos 2019.
- 5 May 2018First competition: Heritage Cubing Day 2018. A 14.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Larissa Spring Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubing Paphos 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Heritage Cubing Day 2018 · 5 May 2018
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.
- Michael Eleftheriades — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Christoforos Loizides — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Loucas Iatrou — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.34 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.