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Athens Summer Break A 2026

Athens · 13 June 2026 · 5 events · 45 competitors · 44 personal bests

Panagiotis Ioakeimidis won two of the five events (6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Giannis Grigoropoulos by 0.19 seconds. 45 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Panagiotis Ioakeimidis set the 7×7 single national record: 2:26.42.

Two wins
Panagiotis Ioakeimidis — 6×6, 7×7
0.19s
closest final — 3×3, Giannis Grigoropoulos over Nikolas Belalidis
44
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Giannis Grigoropoulos7.238.00
5×5Ilias Nikolaou54.8457.45
6×6Panagiotis Ioakeimidis1:46.511:50.95
7×7Panagiotis Ioakeimidis2:26.422:30.89
Square-1Michalis Kerasotis10.0514.33

The PB harvest

44 set · 37 still standing
  • Panagiotis Ioakeimidis — 5×5 single 51.70: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Alkinoos Matrakas — 3×3 single 8.03: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Ioannis Ntalis — 5×5 single 57.96: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Ilias Nikolaou — 6×6 single 1:47.06: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Andreas Karagounis — 3×3 single 10.58: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Angelos Soutis — 5×5 single 1:06.98: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Nikolas Belalidis — 6×6 single 1:59.21: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Thodoris Iatrou — 5×5 single 1:11.28: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

45 competitors · 197 results · 5 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Giannis Grigoropoulos won it with a 8.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1U2 L' B' U D' B' U B2 D2 F2 U2 F L2 F' R2 F L' D' B
  2. 2F R B' U' R2 U R U' D F L' R2 F' U2 B' R2 U2 D2 R2
  3. 3U R U' F2 D' B R B2 L2 B' R2 B R2 F D2 B U2 R' D'
  4. 4L2 B D2 L2 B' L B U R U D' B2 R2 D2 B' R2 U2 B2
  5. 5U2 R2 U' B2 D' L' D2 B L2 B2 F' D2 U' B2 L' U2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 competitors

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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.